•.Vi viw.i.vt 
 
THE 
 
 Compleat Herbal 
 
 physical" PLANTS. 
 
 CONTAINING * 
 
 All fuch Englifh and Foreign Herbs, Shrubs 
 and Trees, as are ufed in Phyfick and Sur- 
 gery. And to the Vertues that are now in 
 ufe, is added one Receipt or more,offome 
 Learned Phyfician. 
 
 The Dofes or Quantities of fuch as are pre- 
 ferred by the L^Waw-Phyficians, and o- 
 thers, are proportioned, 
 
 ALSO 
 
 Dire&ions for making Compound-Waters, 
 
 Syrups Simple and Compound ^ Ele&uaries, 
 Pills, Powders, and other forts of Medicines. 
 
 MOREOVER, 
 
 The Gums, Balfams, Oils, Juices, and the 
 
 like, which are fold by Apothecaries and Drug- 
 gifts, are added to this Herbal ■ and their Virtues 
 and Ufes are fully defcribed. 
 
 The Second Edition, with the Addition of 
 many Phyfical Herbs, and their Vertues. 
 
 bTToHN PECHEY, of the College of 
 Phyficians in London. 
 
 LONDON , Printed for R. and J. Lionwicke, at the 
 Bed Lion in St. Paul's Church-Yard. 1707. 
 

THE 
 
 PREFACE 
 
 I N Compiling this Englifh Herbal of Phyfical Plants, 
 I have chiefly follow’d Mr. Ray, both for the Defer ip- 
 tions and Virtues , who is an excellent Botanifl, and 
 a candid Author ‘ and tho be be not profcfedly a Phy- 
 feian, it may appear by his Writings , he has perus’d 
 the be 'ft Authors in Phyfclit and well digefted them : 
 And yet the good Man would not rely on his own Judg- 
 ment , or Reading , but tool (. to his AJJjIance feveral wor- 
 thy Practitioners in Phyfick., who all along fugge fled the 
 probable Virtues of Plants , and their Succefl in 
 Pro dice ; and afeertaind the Dofes of many of them , 
 an* added fame Forms of Medicines. 
 
 What I h' ve contributed to this Wcrk^ I confefl, is the 
 leaf: Part: Some Virtues , indeed, I have added, and many 
 good Medicines ; but thofe I borrow’d too. So that, upon a 
 Review, I find little or nothing belongs tome, fave only the 
 Cotlettion, and Fran flat ion j and for that I expecl Cenfurc . 
 
 And therefore, i ' ^ at leaf, extenuate my 
 
 Crime, I take Leave to expoflulate with my Adverfaries „ 
 ‘Tis well known, many are, with good Re of on, Authorise d 
 by the Spiritual Lords to praftife Phyfickj who are only 
 skill’d in their Mother -Tongue, there being not learned 
 Phyficians enough to attend on the Sich in thefe populous 
 JKjngdoms ; for if there were, to be fure the Right Re- 
 verend Bifhops, who are eminent for Learning, as well as 
 Piety , would of Choice prefer the Learned. 
 
 Now , I fay , it being evident that many PraElitioners do 
 not underfand Foreign Languages, and fo,by Confequence » 
 
 Ax cortnot 
 
The Preface. 
 
 cannot partake of thofe Improvements that are made a- 
 broad, or conceal'd at home , in a Language to them un- 
 known , I fuppefe no fober Man will blame me y or any other , 
 for Writing or Rendring into Englijh fuch things as may 
 be more generally conducive to the Health or Welfare of 
 our Country. 
 
 But it is to little parpofe to appeal to fober Men, they 
 being now-a-days the weakpft and mofi contemptible Par- 
 ty y and fo can yield no Protection : He therefore that dares 
 advance any thing for publicly Good, mujl expect publicity 
 Hatred. But, be it fo , 'tis better to be beneficial to 
 Men, than to be belov’d by them : And the folid Comfort 
 of Well-doing infinitely furpajfes the fleet ingPraifes of the 
 giddy Multitude : And no other Reward can the beji Men 
 receive , as long as Men are encourag'd in their Vices, by 
 great and bad Examples. Yet it muft be own'd there is 
 a Semblance of Vert ue ft ill remaining amongfi us : Many 
 take care to give their Children good Education $ the ten- 
 der Infant, before he can fpeal^plain, lifps the Praifes of 
 his Maker : And he that Jhould lool^into publicly Schools , 
 dr Vniverfities, and obferve there thofe excellent Precepts 
 that are daily inf ill'd into Youth, would believe their 
 Lives mufl be ever after unavoidably influenc’d thereby ; 
 but then {'tis a fad Truth) many vicious Parents, by their 
 ill Examples, foon poyfon thofe wholfom InftruCtions ; 
 and the Striplings are forc'd to abandon their Morals, to 
 prove themfelves Legitimate. 
 
 So that he that fhould confder tl>e ftriCl Rules of Edu- 
 cation, and the Incongruity of Practice thereunto, would 
 be induc’d to believe, that Men fuccejjively banter one a- 
 notherfiy propofing fuch Rules as they think, are either im- 
 practicable , or not worth the minding : And if fo. Why 
 does Man alone, of all the Creatures on God's Earth, im- 
 pofe upon his Offfpring ? Why does he not, with the milder 
 Tyger, early inflruCi his Young Ones in the Art of Rapine, 
 and infufe fuch favage Principles as are more peculi- 
 arly agreeable to the Humane Nature, that in die time 
 
 they 
 
The Preface. 
 
 they may exert them and aft like Men ? But if, at 
 firji View, Men dread the fatal Confequence of an intail' d 
 War, and would fain promote the Happinefs of their Chil- 
 dren 7 and the Peace of the World, let them cftablijh, by 
 an agreeable Convcrfation , thofe Buies of Civil Life our 
 good Forefathers injoin' d , for after all, good Example, is 
 more prevalent, and more inftruclive than Precept * and the 
 general Neglcft of it is really the Source ofallourMifleries. 
 
 In the Firji Part of the following Herbal, I have only 
 defer ib\l fuch Plants as grow in England, and are not 
 commonly known ; for I thought it necdlefs to trouble the 
 Bender with the Defcription of thofe that every Woman 
 knows , or keeps in her Garden. And, becauje this Trca- 
 tife is deftgn'd for general Vfc, and, I hope, may be fler- 
 viceable to Families in the Country, that are far difiant 
 from Phyfjcians, I have added an Explanatory 'Table, con- 
 taining the Terms of Art, and the Explication of them . 
 But here the Header is to be admonifh'd, that the Conjli- 
 tutions of Men are fo various,and the Signs and Symptoms 
 of Difeafes fo abftrufe, that it is very hazardous, in many 
 Cafes, to adminifter Phyficl \ without the Advice of a Phy- 
 fician. 
 
 In the Second Part of this Book., which treats of Fo- 
 reign Plants, I have made no Inscriptions of the Herbs, 
 or Trees’ for I account it unacceffary to defer i be the Form 
 or Shape of that, which moft of us are never like to fee. 
 
 The Gums, Balfams, Juices, and the like, that are par- 
 ticularly treated of in this Part, contain the moft eminent 
 Virtues of the Plants or Trees' from whence they proceed ; 
 and are imported a-part, and fold fo by the Druggift , and 
 make up a good part of the Materia Medica ; and there- 
 fore may well deferve to be handled feparately. 
 
 To be plain, There is little or no Curicftty in this Work.- 
 but 1 believe there will be found more Praclice in it, than 
 in any Englifh Herbal yet publifh'd. The Vert ues are 
 faithfully deliver'd, and not fo promifcuou fly as is cufto- 
 mary in Treat ifes of this kf nd '• And. the Medicines in- 
 flated 
 
The Preface. 
 
 ferted were collected from thebefi Authors j many of which 
 I have found by Experience very ufeful c 
 
 To conclude y the Reader is defired to take notice, that 
 in this Edition , more Vertues are added to forrie Plants 
 than were in the former : and many new Plants are aifo 
 added, and the Indexes of loth Parts, both Latin and 
 Englifti, are now Separated. 
 
 Reader, 
 
 Farewell. 
 
 John Pechey. 
 
 from my Houfe in Rovt- 
 Lane, the Corner of 
 RobiriWood’s Court.De- 
 cemb. the 12th. 1706. 
 
 advertisement. 
 
 npHE Obfervations about Gathering Plants Trorn the. 
 A various Pcfirions of the Heavens, or Seaions of the 
 Moon, are fuperftitious and vain. But I iuppofe, in 
 general ’tis belt to gather them when they are foil of 
 luice that is well conceded, and before the Fibres 
 grow woody. Chufe a clear Day j and do not gather 
 them till the Dew is gone olf. Flowers are beft garner d 
 when they are full blown : Seeds, when they are ripe, 
 and begin to dry. Fruits fhould not be gather d till 
 they are quite ripe. Roots are beft gather d m the 
 Spring, juft before they begin to fpring. Tis belt to 
 dry Herbs in the Sun, though Phyficians generally or- 
 der that they Ihould be dried in the Shade. 
 
 The 
 
The Explanatory Tabic. 
 
 A. 
 
 A C id, Sharp. 
 
 Acrimcmy is a Quali- 
 ty that bit s the 'Tongue, 
 and heats it, as Pepper docs. 
 Agglutinate, Glue together. 
 Alexipharmick, Befifiing 
 Pcyfon. 
 
 Alternately, By Turns. 
 Ancdine, Gives Eafe. 
 Aperetive, Opening. 
 Apozem, A Decoction. 
 Aqueous, Watery. 
 Aromatick , Odoriferous , 
 having a Spicy Smell. 
 Afthma , Difficulty of 
 Breathing. 
 
 Aftringent, Binding. 
 Attenuate, To thin. 
 
 B. 
 
 B ituminous, Of the Na- 
 ture of Pitch. 
 
 B. M. Hot Water. 
 Bulbous, Bound-rooted. 
 
 C. 
 
 P Apillary, Hairy. 
 
 ^ Cardiack, Cordial. 
 Caries, Bottennefi. 
 Carminative , Expelling 
 Cataplafm ,Pultis. (Wind. 
 Cephalick, Proper for the- 
 Cicatrices , Skins. (Head. 
 Cholera, A, plentiful Eva- 
 cuation of C holer, upward 
 and downward . 
 Concreted, Thickjied. 
 Confolidates, Makes found. 
 
 Cofmetick, Beautifying. 
 
 TpvEcant, To pour gently 
 
 ^ off, leaving the Set- 
 ling behind , 
 
 Diabetes, a vafi Evacuati- 
 on of Vrine. 
 
 Diaphoretick, Sweating. 
 
 Dilute Made thin. 
 
 Difcufs, Drive away. 
 
 Diuretick, Force Vrine. 
 
 E. 
 
 Bullition, Boyling. 
 Effcrvency, Working. 
 
 Emollient, Softening. 
 
 Empyema, A Collettion of 
 Matter in the Breafi. 
 
 Epatick, Proper for the 
 Liver. 
 
 Epithem, An outward Ap- 
 plication to the more no- 
 ble Parts of the Body. 
 
 Erotions, A Gnawing. 
 
 Errhine,^ Medicine drawn 
 up the Nofir i Is. 
 
 Expe&orate , Bring up 
 Matter fr cm the Longs. 
 
 "P Alices, Dregs. 
 
 Fibre, String . 
 
 Filtrate, To firain thro* a 
 Paper. 
 
 Flegmagoges, Things that 
 purge Flegm. 
 
 Frontal?, An Application 
 to the Fore-head. 
 
 Fun- 
 
Fungous, Rcjembling a 
 S 2 tinge. 
 
 H h . 
 
 Yfterick, Vaporous. 
 
 I. 
 
 I Ncide, To cut. 
 
 Incarnes, Breeds Flejh. 
 Inlpiffatcd, Tbickjied. 
 
 L. 
 
 L Ithontriptick, Breaking 
 the Stone. 
 
 Lindtus, A Medicine for 
 the Lungs. 
 
 Lotion, A particular Bath. 
 Lubricating, Smocthening. 
 Luxations, Members out of 
 joint. M. 
 
 A Mafticatory,T o provoke 
 Spitting. 
 
 Membranaceous, Fibrous. 
 Millepedes, Hog Lice. 
 Mucilaginous, Slimy. 
 
 N. ( Sleep 
 
 N Arcotick, Occafioning 
 Nephritick, Belong- 
 ing to the Reins. 
 
 Nerve, A porous Subftance 
 like an Indian Cane. 
 
 O. 
 
 O Blong, Longer than it 
 is broad. 
 
 Obtufe, Blunt. 
 
 O edematous, Flegmatick • 
 
 P. 
 
 P Alpitation, Beating cf 
 the Heart. ( Palfie. 
 
 Paralitick, SubjeH to the 
 Paragogick , dejpoftng to 
 Perennial, Lafting. (Sleep. 
 
 Pugil, As much as may Jbe 
 held between the Thumb 
 and two Fingers. 
 Pulmonick, Proper for the 
 R. ( Lungs. 
 
 Efinous, Of the nature 
 of Rofin. 
 
 Rupture, Burften Belly. 
 
 S. 
 
 S Cirrhus, Hard Timor, 
 Sextary, Somewhat more 
 than a Pint. 
 
 Siccity, Drinefs. 
 
 Soporiiick, gives Reft. 
 Specifick, a peculiar Remedy 
 for fome Difeafe. (Spleen 
 Splenetick, Proper for the 
 Spontaneoufly , Of its own 
 Stagnate, Stand, (accord. 
 Stomachick, Proper for the 
 Stomach. 
 
 Stypiick, Aftringent. 
 Sublimed, Raifed to the 
 Neck, of the Veffel. 
 Succulent, Juicy. 
 Sudorifkk fprccuringfwcat. 
 Suppurating, Bringing to 
 T. (Matter . 
 
 '■pAbkts, the fume with Lozenges. 
 
 Thoraock, Proper fir the 
 TorriHcarion, R oaf'mg. ^ ( Breafi . 
 
 Triangular, Three-corner d. 
 
 Tumor, A Swelling. 
 
 V. 
 
 TTEgctable, Herb. 
 v Vehicle, Seme proper Water , 
 
 Vi Icons, Slimy. 
 
 Umbels, Tufts. 
 
 Uterine, Proper for the Womb. 
 Vulnerary, Healing. 
 
 THE 
 
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 THE 
 
 Cttgltfl) Verbal 
 
 O F 
 
 PHYSICAL PLANTS. 
 
 ISciestwe See pop- 
 lar. 
 
 Bajlard 0COJU0, See the 
 yellow Water Flower-de- 
 luce. 
 
 ^DDersktonpe , in 
 
 Latin Ophioglofum. The 
 Root has many thick Fi- 
 bres, bound together 3 e- 
 fpccially if it grows in 
 good Ground. It taftes at 
 firft fweet, but leaves an 
 Acrimony andBitternefs on 
 the Palate. It has a tender 
 Stalk, about an Hand high, 
 Which fuftains one Leaf, 
 that is Oyly, and without 
 
 A 
 
 Nerves 3 fbmetimes narrow 
 and fomewhatlong, fome- 
 times broad fomewhat 
 round and eredl ; of a 
 fweetifhand clammy tafte. 
 A two-fork’d Tongue rifes 
 from the Leaf where ’tis 
 joyn’d to the Stalk, which 
 grows fharp by degrees, 
 and is a little indented. 
 ’Tis common in Meadows, 
 and moift Paftures. It 
 fprings in April, and fades 
 in July. 
 
 ’Tis an excellent Wound- 
 Herb, either taken inward- 
 ly, or outwardly applied. 
 For Ruptures, or Burften 
 Bellies, Take as much of 
 B the 
 
A G 
 
 A G 
 
 C ^ ; 
 
 the Powder of the dry’d 
 Leaves as will lye on a Six- 
 pence, or iefs according to 
 the Age of the Party, in 
 two Ounces of Horfe-tail, 
 or Oak-bud-water, fwect- 
 ned with Syrup of Quinces. 
 Ufe it every Morning for 
 the fpace of fifteen Days. 
 But before you enter upon 
 the Ufe of this, or any other 
 Medicine, the Gut, if it fall 
 into the Cod, muft be re- 
 duc’d by aChirurgion, and 
 a Trufs muft be worn to 
 keep it up, and the Party 
 muff avoid all violent Mo- 
 tions, and lie as much as 
 may be in Bed, or on a 
 Couch. Falritius Hildanus 
 fays, That fome have been 
 cured of great Rupture? by 
 lying in Bed, when they 
 could be cured no other 
 way. 
 
 The Oyl of it, made in 
 the following manner , is 
 full as good for Wounds 
 and Ulcers as that of 
 St. John's-wort: Take one 
 handful of the Leaves , 
 pound them in a Stone- 
 Mortar, and boil them in 
 a Pint of 0)1 of Olives 
 ’till they are dry ; ftrain 
 it, and keep it for ufe< 
 
 HDOlltS Flower in Latin 
 Flos Adonis. There are 
 two forts, The firft hath 
 many flender weak Stalks, 
 trailing or leaning to the 
 Ground, fet on every fide 
 with fine jagged Leaves, 
 deeply indented like thofe 
 of Camomill, or rather 
 thofe of May-weed : Up- 
 on which Stalks grow 
 final! Red Flowers, in 
 fliape like the Field Crow- 
 foot, with- a Blackilh 
 Green Pointel in the mid- 
 dle, which being grown to 
 Maturity, turns into a 
 linall Green ifh Bunch of 
 Seeds, in fliape like a lit- 
 tle Bunch of Grapes; the % 
 Root is fmall and fibrous. 
 
 The Second differs not 
 from the Precedent in a- 
 ny one Point, but in the 
 colour of the Flowers , 
 which are of a perfed 
 Yellow Colour. The Red 
 Flower of Adonis grows 
 wild in the Weft part of 
 England among their Corn, 
 as May- weed does in o-* 
 thcr parts, and is likewife 
 an Enemy to Corn as 
 May-weed, that with the 
 Yellow Flower is a Stran- 
 ger in England. They 
 Flower 
 
A G 
 
 A G 
 
 ( % ) 
 
 flower in the Summer 
 Months, May i June and 
 July, and fometimes later. 
 None have Written of the 
 Temperature of this Herb, 
 but as much as can be 
 learnt by the Taft e it is 
 fomething Hot, but not 
 much, The Seed of A- 
 donis Flower is thought to 
 be good for the Stone : 
 Among thcAnticnts it was 
 not known to have any 
 other faculty, albeit expe- 
 rience has taught us, that 
 the Seed Stamp’d , and 
 the Powder given in Wine 
 Ale or Beer, does won- 
 derfully help the Cholick, 
 It Taftes very acrid. 
 
 Common £Jgritt!Ottp, in 
 Latin Agrvnoma . Molt 
 commonly it has but one 
 Stalk, two or three Foot 
 high, and fometimes much 
 higher. ’Tis round, hairy, 
 full of Pith, furrounded 
 with Leaves plac’d at a 
 diftance alternately, above 
 an Hand in length. The 
 Leaves confift, for the moft 
 part, of four little Leaves, 
 wing’d on both hides, and 
 much indented all about ; 
 they have Veins,- and are 
 Jiaify> but the Down is 
 
 not very confpicuous ; they 
 tafte a little acrid, and are 
 fomewhat ftyptick. The 
 Flowers fmell fweet ; they 
 grow alternately to the 
 Shaft, in a long Series. j 
 and upon the T'op-branch- 
 cs, like an Ear of Corn. 
 They are of a Saffron-co- 
 lour, and are compos’d of 
 five Leaves j at the Balls 
 of every Leaf there are 
 two Ears that embrace the 
 Stalk. The Root is black- 
 ifh, thick, and of an a- 
 ftringent Tafte. 
 
 It cleanfes and ftrength- 
 ens the Blood, and opens 
 Obftrucftions of the Li- 
 ver j wEerefore ’tis good in 
 Droplies, for an ill Habit 
 of Body, and the Jaundice, 
 Let thole that are affl idled 
 with tliefe Difeafes ufe for 
 their ordinary Drink, Ale 
 orBeer wherein the Leaves 
 of Agrimony have been in- 
 fus’d. For inftance ; Put 
 eight handfuls of the 
 Leaves into a Velfel con- 
 tain ing four Gallons, drink 
 of it when it is clear. 3 Tis 
 ufed outwardly in Baths 
 and Lotions. 
 
A L 
 
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 A L 
 
 ThePowderof the dried 
 Leaves is much commend- 
 ed by River ins to prevent 
 involuntary Urine. Take 
 of thePowdcrhalfa Dram, 
 of Conferveof Rofcs a fuf- 
 ficient quantity ; make a 
 Bolus to be taken at Bed- 
 time, for the fpace of three 
 Weeks. 
 
 giD£frtree,in Latin Ai- 
 ms. Tis large, and fpreads 
 much if it like the place it 
 grows in : Thb Bark is 
 brown, and the W ood red- 
 der thanElm or Yew; the 
 Branches are very eafily 
 broken ; the Bark of the 
 Branches is of a brownifh 
 Colour, and fpotted, and 
 yellowifli within, and taftes 
 bitter add unplcafanttThe 
 “Wood is white, and full of 
 Pith i The Leaves are 
 broad, round, and nervous, 
 and fomewhat like the 
 Leaves of the Hafel-tree ; 
 they are indented, green, 
 finning, and clammy. It 
 bears lliort, brown Aglets, 
 like the Beech or Birch- 
 tree. It grows near Wa- 
 ter . 
 
 ThegreenLeaves of this 
 'Tree applied to Tumours, 
 
 diifcufles them, and takes 
 off Inflammations. Being 
 put into TravcllersShoocs, 
 they eaic Pain, and remove 
 Wcarinefs. A black Co- 
 lour, like Ink, is made with 
 the Bark of Alder, rubb d 
 off' with a rufty Iron, and 
 infus’d in Water for fomc 
 Days. Some ufc it to 
 dye. 
 
 Black SlDCt, in Latin 
 Alnusnibrngaccifern. ’Tis 
 a fmall Tree, which fends 
 forth many ftreight Twigs 
 from theRoots, about three 
 Yards high, of the thick- 
 nefs of the Thumb, di- 
 vided into tender Branch- 
 es. The outward Bark is 
 brown, but fprinkled with 
 Sky-colour’d Spots ; which 
 being taken off, another 
 appears of aSaff'ron-colour. 
 ThcSubftance of thcWood 
 is clear, and cafily bro- 
 ken ; nigh the middle ’tis 
 brownifh, and has a great 
 deal of Pith. The Leaves 
 are fomewhat round, and 
 end in an obtufePoint,and 
 are of afhining dark-green 
 Colour. The Flowers are 
 fmall and palifti. The Ber- 
 ries are firft green, then 
 red, and at laft black, and 
 of an unpleafant Tafte. 
 
A N 
 
 A L ( $ ) 
 
 Tis often found in rnoiit 
 woody Places. 
 
 The yellow and middle 
 Bark, beaten with Vine- 
 gar, cures the Itch in a 
 few Days. 
 
 The inward Bark, cfpe- 
 cially of the Root, purges 
 Watery Humours ; for 
 whichReafon ’tis good in a 
 Droplie : But it ought to 
 be dried in the Shade, be- 
 caufe when it is green it 
 occalions Vomiting : And 
 the Decodtion of it ought 
 to {land two or three 
 Days before ’tisufed. 
 
 TdetjOOf. See Ground 
 Ivy. 
 
 TUcjtfnfcei's, in Latin 
 Hippo celinum, It has a 
 thick Root that is white 
 within ; it lrnells f\veet, 
 and taftes acrid, and fome- 
 what bitter. The Stalk is 
 above a Yard high, full, 
 branchy, channelfd, and 
 fomewhat red. The Leaves 
 arc larger than the Leaves 
 of Marfh-Smallage,and the 
 Pieces rounder : T hey are 
 of a deep Green ; they 
 tafte fweetifh , and like 
 Gardcn-Smallage. It has 
 
 Tufts or Umbels of white 
 Flowers. The Seed is thick, 
 black, and channcll’d. 
 
 ’Tis frequently ufed in 
 Broths in the Spring-time, 
 to cleanfe the Blood, and 
 ’ Ifrengthen the Stomach. 
 ThcRoot pickled is a good 
 Sauce. Half a Dram of 
 the Seeds powder’d, and 
 taken in White-wine, pro- 
 vokes Urine, 
 
 SMIelUta , See Wood- 
 
 Sorrel. 
 
 BlDgOOtJ, See Clowns 
 all heal. 
 
 0UCC- See Dill. 
 
 Hngdtca, in Latin An- 
 gelica. The Herb it lclf, 
 but efpeeially the Root and 
 Seed, are hot and dry. It 
 opens and attenuates, and 
 is Sudorifick and Vulnera- 
 ry. It moves the Courfes, 
 haftens Delivery, is good 
 for Mother-fits, and in ma- 
 lignant Difcafes, and for 
 the Plague ; and it expels 
 Poifon." The Root of it is 
 allow’d by all Phyficians 
 to be very cordial and 
 Alexipharmick. 
 
 A 3 For 
 
AN ( 6 ) 
 
 A P 
 
 For Prefervation againft 
 the Plague, the Root, in- 
 fus’d in Vinegar, is to be 
 held frequently to thcNofe, 
 or chew’d in the Mouth : 
 For the Cure, Take one 
 Dram of the Powder of the 
 Root alone, or half a Dram 
 mix’d with a Dram of Ve- 
 nice-Trea.de, every iixth 
 Hour to provoke Sweat. 
 
 The Root or the Stalks 
 candied, are reckon’d very 
 
 f ood, being eaten in a 
 doming, to prevent Infe- 
 ction. They are alfo ufe- 
 ful in cold Difeafes of the 
 Lungs , and take off a 
 Itinking Breath. 
 
 Lozenges to le held in 
 the Mouth in the 
 Tlague-time. 
 
 Take of the ExcraCt of 
 the Roots of Angelica and 
 Contra yerva , each one 
 Ounce ; of ExtraCt of Li- 
 quorifh three Drams ; of 
 Flowers of Sulphur, fub- 
 Jim’d with Mirrh , five 
 Drams; of Oyl of Cinna- 
 mon eight Drops ; of fine 
 Sugar twice the weight of 
 all the Ingredients 5 with 
 
 theMucilage of Gum-Tra- 
 gacanth, made in Scordium . 
 Water, make Lozenges. 
 See Dr. , Hodges, for the 
 Prevention of the Plague, 
 in his Book of the London - 
 Pejlilence , p. 231. 
 
 Wild Hngeh'ca, Sec 
 
 Herb-Get avd. 
 
 Sppl ZtiXZZ , in Latin 
 Malus. The EngUJb Apples 
 being accounted the belt in 
 Europe,.. I will mention par- 
 ticularly thole that are 
 moft efteem’d amongft us. 
 
 Fir ft, Thofe that are 
 foon ripe, and fooo 
 decay. 
 
 The Gineting, the Marga- 
 ret or M agdalen, the King- 
 Apple , the Aromntick or 
 Golden-Ruff eting , the Flax - 
 Apple , the Spice-Apple , the 
 Summer- Queening, the Go- 
 no-farther or Cat's-head , the 
 Good-Houfewife or Bontra- 
 
 I ' due, the Giant- Apple, the 
 Pome-water , the Summer ^ 
 Pear main, the Kirtdn-Pippin 
 or Holland Lip pin, ’tis called 
 Broad-eye in Suffex ; the 0 - 
 range Apple , the Summer - 
 Belleboon , the Paradife-Ap - 
 
 tH 
 
 
A P 
 
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 A P 
 
 pie , the Famagufla, the Cod - 
 // WJ , the Coftard-Apple , the 
 Sop in Wine* 
 
 Secondly, Winter-Ap- 
 ples, and fucli as 
 laft long. 
 
 The Winter-Queening, the 
 Quince- Apple, the Winter- 
 Pearrnain , the Nonefuch, the 
 Peciling, the Leather-Coat, 
 the Winter -John, the Pome- 
 Roy, the Lording , the Jn- 
 iyflower- Apple , t^e Pea\- 
 Apple, the Greening, Lones- 
 Pearviain, the Green-RuJJet- 
 inp, the Red- Ruffe ting, the 
 Winter-Fillet or Violet , the 
 Winter-Belle or Bonne, eoe 
 Oaken-Pin, the John- Apple 
 or Deux Am, theWeftbury, 
 the Winter-Reed, the Flower 
 of Kent, the Wmter-Chef- 
 nut, the Mnlignr- Apple, the 
 Short-Tart, the Pelmell, the 
 Thrift , the Winter-Clary, the 
 Fig-Apple . 
 
 thirdly , The Apples 
 that are belt lor 
 making Cyder. 
 
 [pin, the Gennet-moil , the 
 \ Wefibury- Apple , the White 
 and Red Maft- Apples , the 
 John- Apple, the Under-Leaf 
 the Winter-Fillet, Elliots , 
 Stocken- Apple, Bitter-Scale, 
 Claret-Wine Apple, Arrier- 
 Apple, Richards or Grange- 
 Apple, Coling-Apple, Olive- 
 Apple, Fox-Whelp Pippins , 
 and Pearmains mix'd , the 
 GilUflower. 
 
 The Redftreak, the Bromf- 
 ierry-Crah , the Golden-Dp - 
 
 The Vermes of Apples 
 are various, according to 
 the di fterentT aftesof them. 
 Thole that are lower and 
 harih are aftringent, and 
 therefore are good in Flux- 
 es of the Belly: And when 
 they are roafted they are 
 proper Foochfor thole that 
 have Fevers. Sweet Ap- 
 ples are fomeWhat hot, and 
 loofening. Suc'h as are a 
 little acid, are agreeable to 
 the Stomach, and cheat the 
 Heart. Rotten Apples take 
 off! nflam m ations andSwei- 
 lings of the Eyes. The 
 Core of an Apple cut out, 
 and a Dram of Frankin- 
 cenfe put in, and roafted 
 with' the Apple, and eaten, 
 opens Obftrudbions of the 
 | Lungs, and is good for 
 I Difficulty of Breathing, 
 R 4 The 
 
A P ( 8 ) A P 
 
 The fame applied out- 
 wardly to the Side, cafes 
 the Pain of it. ’Tis belt to 
 eat Apples two or three 
 Hours after Meals. 
 
 The Altering Syrup of 
 Apples . 
 
 Take of thejuice of fra- 
 grant Pippins two Quarts, 
 of the Leaves of Garden 
 and Wild-Buglols, of the 
 Flowers of Violets, caci 
 one Pound ; boyl them in 
 M. and clarifie them , 
 add leven Pounds of fine 
 Sugar, and a Pint ofRofe- 
 wateriboyi them to a Sy- 
 rup. One Ounce of this 
 Syrup, taken morning and 
 Evening, is good for me- 
 lancholy People. 
 
 The Purging Syrup of 
 Apples. 
 
 Take of the Juice of 
 Water of fragrant Pippins, 
 each one Pint and an half ; 
 of the Juice and Water of 
 Borage and Buglofs, each 
 nine Ounces; of theLeayes 
 of Oriental Sena half a 
 Pound : of Anife and Fen- 
 
 nel-feeds,each threcDrams, 
 of Dodder of Crete two 
 Ounces; of White Aga- 
 rick, and the belt Rubarb, 
 each half an Ounce ; of 
 Ginger and Macd, each 
 four Scruples ; of Cinna- 
 mon two Scruples ; of Saf- 
 fron half a Dram: Infufe 
 the Rubarb with the Cin- 
 namon a-part, in White- 
 Wine and j uice of Apples, 
 each two Ounces : Infufe 
 the red of the Ingredients, 
 except the Saffron, in the 
 Waters above-mentioned; 
 the next Day pour on the 
 Juices, and put them on a 
 gentle Fire ; take off the 
 Scum, and drain it ; then 
 add four Pounds of White 
 Sugar, and boyl it to a Sy- 
 rup, the Infuliorj of Ru- 
 barb being put to it, and 
 the Saffron being tied up 
 in a Rag, anddipp’d often 
 in it, and fqueez’d out. 
 This Syrup is a very pro- 
 per Purge for melancholy 
 People , but will fcarce 
 purge enough by it felf ; 
 wherefore take two Oun- 
 ces of the DecodHon of 
 Dodder ; which fee among 
 the Vertucs of Dodder. 
 The Confcdtion of AJ- 
 kermes , is made with 
 Juice 
 
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 Juice of Apples, and the 
 Ointment called Pomatum . 
 Cyder is good for the 
 Scurvy. 
 
 Sprtcocl^tree, in La- 
 
 tio MaIus Anneniaca. The 
 English Apr I cocks are better 
 than the French or Italian , 
 and more wholfome than 
 the Peach. The Oyl of the 
 Kernels is excellent for In- 
 llammations,and Swellings 
 of the Hemorrhoids ; and 
 for Pains of the Ears. The 
 Kernels eaten, cure the 
 Heart-burning: 
 
 White 8rclmngel , in 
 Latin Lamium album. It 
 has many fibrous Roots, it 
 creeps awry in the Earth 
 like Mint; the Stalks are a 
 Foot or two Foot high, 
 four-fquare , and pretty 
 large ; but they are lmal- 
 ler ncar the Earth, and 
 weak, fo that they can 
 fcarce ftand. alone: They 
 are empty, pretty hairy 
 and branchy, and have a 
 few Joints, and near the 
 Earth feetn of a Purple 
 Colour when the Sun 
 fhines on them. The 
 Leaves are plac’d by Pairs, 
 oppofite to one another, 
 
 like Nettles ; thole on the 
 Bottom-ftalks arc plac’d on 
 long Foot-ftalks , thole on 
 ihc Top-ltalks on fhort 
 Foot-ftalks, and have a 
 (hort loft Down. The 
 Flowers en com pa Is the 
 Stalks at the Joints ; they 
 are white, large, and hood- 
 ed , without rather pale 
 than whim. It flowers at 
 the latter end of April, or 
 the Beginning of May. ; 
 
 One handful of theHcrb, 
 beaten up withHcg’s-Lard, 
 and applied toKing’s- Evil- 
 Swellings in the Neck or 
 Threat, dilcufles them. A 
 
 i Confcrvc of the Flowers is 
 much commended in the 
 Whites: But the Cure of 
 them by the following Me- 
 thod is much fafer and 
 furer. 
 
 Bleed once, and purge 
 thrice with two Scruples 
 of Pill Coch. Major. Then 
 take of FHnYe-TrcacIe one 
 Ounce and an half, of the 
 Conferve of the yellowPill 
 of Oranges one Ounce, of 
 Diafcotdium half an Ounce 
 of Candied Ginger and 
 Nutmegs , each three 
 Drams; of the Compound 
 Powder 
 
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 Powder of Crabs-eyes. one 
 Dram and an half ; of the 
 outwerd Bark of thePome- 
 granate, of the Root of 
 Spanijb Angelica , of Red 
 Coral prepar’d, of the Tro- 
 clnfc , de Terra Lemnia^c ach 
 one Dram ; of Bole-Arme- 
 nick two Scruples , of 
 Gum-Arabick half aDram, 
 with a fufficient quantity 
 of Syrup of dried Rofes : 
 Make an Electuary. Take 
 the quantity of a large 
 Nutmeg in the Morning, 
 at Five in the Afternoon, 
 and at Bed-time , drinking 
 upon it fix Spoonfuls of 
 
 Arch-Angel 
 
 line id 
 
 /Red 
 
 plainly of Turpentine ,1 
 and taftes Bitterilh, Sub-j 
 aftringent and a little] 
 flimy. 
 
 the following Infulion. 
 
 Take of the Roots Ele- 
 campane , Malter-Wcrt, 
 Angelica and Gentian, each 
 half an Ounce ; of the 
 Leaves of Roman-W orm- 
 wood, of White Arch-An- 
 gel, and the leffer Centory, 
 and Calamint, each one 
 handful • of Juniper-ber- 
 ries one Ounce: Cut them 
 Email, and infufe them in 
 five Pints of Canary: Let 
 them ftand in Infulion, and 
 ftrain it only as you ufe it. 
 
 Red Hrcljaiitfel, in La- 
 tin. Lamium Flore Rubro. 
 
 Fellow $rC!;?mgeI, inLa- 
 tin, Lamium Flore FlavoX 
 Yellow Arch-Angel has! 
 the fame Tafte and Smell, I 
 as the White Arch-Angel :j 
 The Leaves whereof are] 
 Bitterifh, Mucilaginous , I 
 and Sub-aftringent, with! 
 a ftroiw fetid Smell. 
 
 Stinking HlTttCl), or] 
 dDc’t'acT in Latin Jtriplepc j 
 Olida. ’Tis cafic known by] 
 its Linking Smell, which is] 
 exadtly like’ Old Ling. It j 
 growsin Places where there ■ 
 is Rubbilh, but it is not ] 
 common. A Conferve 1 
 of the Leaves, or Syrup j 
 made of the Juice, is good 
 for Mother-fits, and W c- 
 men’s Obftrudticns, the 
 quantity of a Nutmeg of j 
 the Conferve being taken ! 
 Morning and Evening, or 1 
 twoSpconfuls of the Syrup j 
 at the fame times. But 
 the following Plafter muft 
 be applied to the Wo-: 
 man’s Navel. 
 
 Take. 
 
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 Take of Galbanttm , dif- 
 folv *d ill Tindure of Cafior , 
 and drain’d, three Drams; 
 
 | of Tacamahaca two Drams: 
 i Mingle them, and make 
 : a Plaftcr, and fpread it 
 f pn Leather , having an 
 Hole cut in the middle. 
 
 The Woman muft be 
 alfo purg’d three or four 
 times with the Pill Coch. 
 Major, viz. Take of the 
 pill Coch. Major two Scru- 
 ples of Cafior powder’d 
 two Grains, of the Peru - 
 vian Balfam four Drops : 
 Make four Pills, to be 
 | taken at Five in the 
 1 Morning , and let her 
 deep after them. 
 
 After purging as above 
 cl 1 reded, let the Woman 
 take of the Conferve or 
 Syrup, as before menti- 
 oned", thirty Days, drink- 
 ing prefently after a 
 Draught of Wormwood- 
 Beer or Wine. Or , if 
 Ihe do not like the Con- 
 ferve or Syrup, let her 
 take the following Pills 
 | for the fpace of a Month. 
 Take of the Filings of 
 Steel eight Grains, of Ex- 
 
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 trad of Wormwood a fuf- 
 licient quantity : Make 
 
 two Pills ; let her take 
 them in the Morning, and 
 repeat them in the Eve- 
 ning ; and fo Morning 
 and Evening, drinking a 
 [in a 11 Draught of Worm- 
 wood-Beer prefently al- 
 ter. 
 
 Common arfmart , in 
 Latin Per fic aria. It has a 
 (ingle, [mail, woody, white 
 Root, with many Fibres, 
 
 It has many Stalks, a Foot 
 or two Foot high, folid, 
 round and fmooth, branchy 
 and jointed: When the Sun 
 ihines on them they arc 
 of a reddifh Colour, c- 
 thervvife of a yellow 
 Green. The Leaves em- 
 brace the Stalks at the 
 Joints, and arc plac’d on 
 [hort Foct-ftalks . They 
 are of a pale Green, not 
 fpotted, fmooth : They are 
 like Peach-leaves. The 
 Flowers grow upon the 
 upper Stalks and Branches, 
 in fpiky Heads, and are 
 very ftnall. Some of them 
 are ufelefs, no Seed iuc- 
 ceeding them ; thefe con- 
 fid of four Leaves. Others 
 are always (hut, and con- 
 
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 B A 
 
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 tain a pretty large, three- 
 fquare, filming Seed that 
 is black when *tis ripe - 3 
 and thefe are red with- 
 out. This Plant has an 
 acrid and biting Tafte : 
 It grows in watery places, 
 and Ditches. 
 
 ’Tis plainly hot and 
 dry : ’Tis chiefly ufed out- 
 wardly in Wounds, hard 
 Swellings, and old Sores. 
 
 The Water of Jr f mart 
 is of great ufe in the Stone 
 of the Kidnies or Bladder, 
 a Draught of it being ta- 
 ken every Morning for 
 two or three Months to- 
 gether. A Country-Gen- 
 tleman us'd a Load of this 
 Herb in a Year to make 
 the Water, wherewith he 
 cured many of the Stone. 
 The Root or Seed put in- 
 to an aching hollow 
 Tooth i takes off the 
 Pain. There is fcarce 
 any thing more effectual 
 to drive away Flies : For 
 whatever Wounds or Ul- 
 cers Cattel have, if they 
 are anointed with the 
 Juice of Ar [mart , the 
 Flies will not come near, 
 
 though it is the Heat of 
 Summer. 
 
 Htttcyoak, in Latin Ci- 
 nara. The Germans and 
 French cat the tender (talks 
 boy I’d, with Vinegar and 
 Butter: And the Italians 
 feldom boyl the Heads, but 
 eat them raw, with Salt, 
 Oyl and Pepper. They 
 are faid to provoke Venc- 
 ry, to reftore Nature, and 
 ftrengthenthe ftomach. A 
 Deception of the Buds 
 provokes Urine. 
 
 0fatal)acc<t , in Latin 
 A f arum. It has many 
 Heads (hooting from the 
 Roots, whereon arc many 
 fmooth Leaves, every one 
 upon a Foot-ftalk by it 
 fell : They are rounder 
 and bigger than theLeavcs 
 of Violets, and thicker ; 
 and of a darker green 
 fhining Colour on the up- 
 per fide, and of a paler 
 Green underneath. A- 
 mong the Leaves near the 
 Eartharefix angledpurplifii 
 Husks, that are hairy, and 
 plac’d on fiiortFoot-ftalks; 
 thefe contain the feed , 
 that are like the ftones of 
 Grapes. They have with- 
 in 
 
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 in a white Marrow, that 
 taftcs fomcwhat acrid. 
 
 It purges violently, up- 
 wards and downwards, 
 Phclegm and Cholcr. 5 Tis 
 Diuretick alfo, and forces 
 the Courfcs, Wherefore 
 Wenches ufe thcDeco&ion 
 of it too frequently, when 
 they think they arc with 
 Child. Tis good in the 
 Dropfic and Jaundice. 
 
 Take of the Leaves of 
 Jfarahacca fix, feven, eight 
 or nine ; bruife them, anc. 
 pour upon them three 
 Ounces of White-wine ; 
 ftrain it. Take it in the 
 Morning, or at Four in 
 . the Afternoon : Drink large 
 Draughts of Poffet-drink 
 after every time it vomits. 
 Or, 
 
 Take of the Pow- 
 der of the Root one 
 Dram , or four Scru- 
 ples; Oxymel of Squils one 
 Ounce and anhalt; mingle 
 them, and take it in a 
 draught ot Pclfct-drink. 
 Ufe Poffct-drink in the 
 Working of it, as above 
 directed. 
 
 The Settee , in Latin 
 Fraxinus . The Seed of 
 the Ajb powder’d, and ta- 
 ken in Wine , forces U- 
 rine. The Juice of three 
 or four Leaves taken eve- 
 ry Morning, makes thofc 
 ean that are fat. The 
 Bark and the Wood dry 
 and attenuate, and are 
 fuppofed to foften the 
 hardnefs of the Spleen 
 by a Spccifick Quality. 
 The Juice of the Leaves 
 and tender Twigs, taken 
 in the Morning daily, in a 
 fmall quantity, is faid to 
 do good in Dropfies. One 
 Dram of the Seeds pow- 
 der’d, and taken iu Wine, 
 is alfo beneficial in the 
 Dropfie. The Salt of it 
 provokes Sweat and U- 
 rine. 
 
 3. flatted* See Herb 
 Gerrard. 
 
 in Latin Carlo - 
 phillata. The Root grows 
 oblique , fending down 
 fometimes thick Fibres in- 
 to the Earth. ’Tis of an 
 AromatickTafte andSmell, 
 like J«//-flowers. Seve- 
 ral Stalks rife ftom the 
 fame 
 
A 
 
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 B A 
 
 fame Root, two Foot high, 
 or higher, round, hairy, 
 fmall, and full of Pith, gar- 
 nilh’d with Leaves plac’d 
 alternately ; they are 
 branchy at the top. The 
 Leaves that come from 
 the Root are hairy and 
 winged, fmall Wings be- 
 ing here and there joy ned 
 to the middle-rib. The 
 Extremity of the Leaf is 
 cut in deep. The Leaves 
 that are on the Stalks con- 
 iilt of two Wings that are 
 pretty large, which adhere 
 to the Stalk at the Balls of 
 tiie Foot-ftalk, as if they 
 were Ears • and they have 
 three Jaggs at the end, al- 
 rnoft like a Bramble. The 
 Flower does not come 
 from the bofom of the 
 Leaf, but grows op polite 
 to it, and has long Foot- 
 ftalks , and five yellow 
 Leaves , like Tormentil. 
 The Cup is com poled of 
 ten Leaves ; five large , 
 five fmall. Many yellow 
 Threads ft and round the 
 Head, which grows into a 
 roundlfti Bur, compos’d of 
 a great many Seeds , pla- 
 ced thick together • each 
 of them has a Tail that 
 turns back at the End * 
 
 whereby they ftick to 
 Cloths. It grows in 
 Hedges and Bullies, and 
 flowers in Miy or June , 
 
 J Tis fo me what aftrin- 
 gent • it ftrengthens, and 
 difcufles i T’is Cephalick 
 and Cordial, and relifts 
 Poifons. ’ Lis chiefly ufed 
 inwardly to cure Catarrhs, 
 and for quickning the 
 Blood when it ts coagu- 
 lated. Wine wherein the 
 Root has been infus’d has 
 a fine pleafant tafte and 
 fmell : It cheats the Heart, 
 and opens Obftruftions. 
 Ihe Root infus’d in Beer 
 is excellent for ftrengthen- 
 ing the Joints and Bowels. 
 Two Ounces of the Root, 
 or an Handful of the Herb, 
 boyl’d in a Quart of Water 
 or Polfet-drink , to the 
 Conlumpticn of a fourth 
 Part, has been ufed fucccfs- j 
 fully in curing Agues, c- | 
 fpecially Terrains, being 
 taken two Hours before 
 the Fit, or in the Fir. 
 
 
 B Bar-i 
 
B. 
 
 ^parljermtrer. ih Latin 
 Barheris. '1 he Berries 
 cool, and are aitringent , 
 the- provoke Appetite, and 
 {Lengthen the Stomach ; 
 and therefore the Conferee 
 of them is frequently u'cd 
 in Fevers, a Loofnefs, and 
 the Bloody Flux. I he 
 inwardBark of thcBranch- 
 es and Root, infus’d in 
 White-wine, .is an excel- 
 lent Remedy for the 
 jaundice. The Juice of 
 the Berries, a Decodion 
 of the Bark, or the Juice 
 of the Leaves, mix’d with 
 Vinegar, cure the Pain of 
 of the Teeth occaiicned 
 by Fluxion. The Con- 
 feree of ir frequently ta- 
 ken, cures Inflammations 
 
 ley-meal and Butter is ve- 
 ry Anodine, and eafes 
 painful Tumours. 
 
 Barley-water. 
 
 Boyl two Ounces of 
 French-Barley in Fountain- 
 water, change the W ater 
 twice ; boyl it the third 
 time in a Quart of Water, 
 
 | to a Pint and an half : ad- 
 ding Liquorifh half an 
 ! .Ounce, Violet-leaves, and 
 I Strawberry-Leaves , each 
 one handful 3 fweeren it 
 with Sugar, or Syrup of 
 Violets. 
 
 The Cinnamon-water 
 with-Barley 
 
 Infufe twelveOunces of 
 
 , Cinnamon in four Quarts 
 
 of the Mouth and Throat J 0 f Barley-water prepared 
 or the Mouth being gar- by it felf, without the Li- 
 tfled with Tome of the j quorifti and other Ingredi- 
 ents ; diftil them in B . M< 
 
 Conferve, diffolv’d in Wa- 
 ter and Vinegar, 
 
 SSarlep, in Latin Hoy- 
 
 Garden HBaftl, in Latin 
 Ocymum. Tis about nine 
 
 deum, The French Barley Inches high, and has many 
 
 1 c* i ■ r r l T) 1 - U 
 
 is much ufed in Fevers, 
 and for Difeafcs of the 
 Breaft, and for Heat of 
 Urine, A Pulris of Bar- 
 
 o* 7 * 
 
 four-fquared Branches that 
 are fomewhat red, and a 
 little hairy. The Leaves 
 are like Pillitory-Lcavcs, 
 they 
 
B A 
 
 B A 
 
 C 1 6 ) 
 
 they are lmooth; lome art 
 indented, fome not : They 
 have a fragrant Smell, but 
 do not tafte very well. 
 The Flowers are white, or 
 of a purplifh Colour ; they 
 l'mellfweer, and are plac’d 
 on long Spikes, in Whirls, 
 The Seed is fmall, and 
 black. The Root is woody, 
 black and fibrous.lt grows 
 only in Gardens. 
 
 It comforts the Heart, 
 and expels Melancholy : It 
 cleanfeth the Lungs, and 
 moves the Courfes. ’Tis 
 an Ingredient of three 
 Compound-Waters in the 
 London-Difpevfatory , viz. 
 Gilbert-water, Briony-wa- 
 ter,and theCeleftial-water. 
 
 _ Wild in Latin A- 
 
 cinos. It has but one thin 
 Root, with but a few Fi- 
 bres. ihe Stalks are one 
 Hand high , hairy, red, 
 four-fquare, branchy, tho’ 
 near the Earth they feem 
 round. 'J here are two 
 Leaves at each Joint, and 
 their Foot-ftalks are con- 
 trary to one another ; they 
 ate like wild Thyme, but 
 larger; ^ they are indented 
 about the Edges; are green 
 
 above, underneath whitifh 
 Their Nerves are confpj. 
 cuous, they are plac’d up- 
 on fhort Foot-ftalks. The 
 Flowers are difpos’d like a 
 "W hirl at the top of the 
 Stalks and Branches, and 
 ihew themfeives of a pur- 
 ple Colour. The Cup is 
 oblong, channell’d, big-bel- 
 lied, but narrow at the 
 Neck. It grows of its 
 own accord upon chalky 
 Hills , and on dry and 
 gravelly Ground. It 
 flowers in June. 
 
 The Vertue of it is not 
 certainly known; and, in- j 
 deed, one would judge by 
 the Smell and Tafte, that ] 
 it had no great Virtue, tho’ 
 Schwenckfield lays that kis 
 hot and dry, and that it j 
 farces the Courfes, and the 
 Birth, and removes Melan- 
 choly. 
 
 115a«lm, in Latin Me- 
 Ufa. ’T is reckon’d among 1 
 the Cordial-Herbs. It re- j 
 moves Melancholy, and 
 cheers the Heart. ’Tis 
 much commended '.for 
 Fainting andBeating of the 
 Heart , and for the Palfie 
 and Falling-ftc knefs, and 
 for 
 
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 [ for other cold Difeafes of 
 the Brain. Put the green 
 Leaves into Cdnaiq-winc, 
 
 ! and drink a Glafs or two 
 1 at Meals, it provokes the 
 Courfcs, and Chile-bed 
 Purgations ; and is good 
 for Mother-fits, and cures a 
 Stinking Breath; For Mad- 
 nefs. Take one Handful of 
 the Leavcs,cut themfmall, 
 and infufe them in four 
 Ounces of Brandy ; addof 
 prepar’dPearl half a Dram y 
 the Dofc is two Spoonfrils 
 Morning and Evening. 
 This was counted a great 
 Secret at Montpelier. For 
 Melancholy, Take of the 
 Conferve of Balm one’ 
 Ounce* of the Conferve of 
 Bugl'ofs and Borage-flow* 
 ers, each half an Ounce ; 
 of Confc&ion of Alkermcs 
 one Dram; make an E- 
 ledtuary with the Syrup of 
 the five opening Roots : 
 Take the quantity of a 
 Nutmeg Morning and E- 
 venirig for the {pace of i 
 Month, being firlt purg’d 
 once or twice. A Maid 
 was cur’d of deep Melan* 
 choly* and Green-ficknefs, 
 by the ufe' of this Medi- 
 cine. ’Tis us’d in Baths 
 to comfort the J oitits arid 
 
 Sinews ; find for Difeafes 
 of the Womb. It flovfrs- 
 ers in Juhe , July arid 
 Jtigtijl, 
 
 115a tylltt , in Latin 
 Lnhrtts. A DfcodHofi of 
 the Bark, Berries and 
 Leaves make a good Bath 
 for the Difeafes of the 
 Womb and Bladder. Thd 
 Berries are fery effcdfuil 
 againft all Poifon of ve- 
 nomous Creatures, and thd 
 {tinging of Wafps arid 
 Bees, and alfo in thd 
 Plague* and infedfiou'i 
 Difeafds j and therefore 
 are an Ingredient in the 
 London-Ttpade. They proa 
 cure the Couffes : afid ’tis 
 faid that fevert of the Bcfj 
 ries taken inwardly, will 
 haften Delivery, and ex- 
 pel the After-Birth. Be- 
 ing made into an Eledtud- 
 ry with Hony, they cure 
 old Coughs, and Shoftndfs 
 of Breath , and ftop 
 Rheums : they eJfcpef 
 
 Wind, and provoke U- 
 rine, arid comfort the Scot, 
 mach. The Oyt which is- 
 madc of the Berries is ve- 
 ry ufeful in (told Difeafes 
 of the Joints arid Nerves. 
 The Eledtuiry of it is fre- 
 C quently 
 
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 quently ufed in Cly Iters, 
 to expel Wind, and to 
 ealc the Pain of the Chc- 
 lick. So do the Berries 
 thcmlelves. 
 
 A Qlyjler for the Cho- 
 lic k. 
 
 Take of the Leaves of 
 Mercury, Marlh- mallows, 
 Pcllitory of the Wall, each 
 one Handful ; of the 
 Flowers of Camomil one 
 Dram ; of the Seed of 
 Caraways , Cumin , of 
 Bay-berries powder’d, each 
 one Ounce ; boyl them in 
 clear Poffctdrink, to three 
 quarters of a Pint of Li- 
 quor drained : Add three 
 Ounces, of Mercurial Ho- 
 ney, ( which fee among 
 the Vertues of Mercury ) 
 of Hiera Pier a two Drams. 
 Make a Clyde r. 
 
 2H3£(IH£, in Latin Paha. 
 They are the chief Diet all 
 the Summer-time in loin'e 
 Places , and are certainly 
 very nourifhing. A poor 
 Country-man, when Corn 
 was dear, dieted his Chil- 
 dren only with Beans dri- 
 ed ; and they were better 
 colour’d and fatter, than 
 other Children. 
 
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 The Diddl’d Water of 
 the Flowers provokes U- 
 rincj and is much uled for 
 beautifying the Face, and 
 taking Spots from thence. 
 For the Gravel , make a 
 Lee of the Allies, drain it,' 
 andiweeten it withSugar: 
 Take lix Ounces, with 
 twenty Drops of Tindurc- 
 of Cinnamon in ir. One 
 that voided Blood by Stool 
 three or four Months, was 
 cured by eating Red Beans 
 boyl’d in Milk, Morning 
 and Evening, when other 
 Medicines would do no 
 good. They provoke 
 Vcncry j but they are 
 windy , and cccafion 
 troublclbmc Dreams. 
 
 515fat&TC0t, in Latin 
 HelleborxJler y It grows on- 
 ly in Gardens. The Pow- 
 der of the Leaves kills 
 Worms in Children : But 
 it is a churlifh Medicine. 
 
 Bears foot Leaves Tade 
 naucioully bitter and a- 
 crid, and fmell like El- 
 der. The Black Root 
 fmells drong , and is of 
 the fame Tade. Three 
 fpoon - 
 
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 spoonfuls of the Juyce of /They are plain and equal 3 
 
 [the Leaves pounded, mix- and have fometimes red 
 fed wth White-wine, vo- Veins, and fometimes not, 
 biits and purges itrcngly : The Stalk isallolefs. ’Tis 
 It is ufcd for the Worms, common in fait Marflies, 
 
 and on the Sea-Ihore. 
 
 in Latin 
 
 j Fapis. The Leaves of the 
 Beech-tree bruis’d, and ap- 
 plied to hot Swellings, dif- 
 culfcs them. The Water 
 contained in old and hol- 
 low Oaks and Beech-trees, 
 cures the Itch in Men, 
 and Cattle when they are 
 mangy. 
 
 in Latin 
 
 Beta alba. It has a woody 
 Root, of the thicknefs of 
 the Little Finger , pretty 
 long , and white. The 
 Leaves are of a light green 
 Colour, thick, and fuccu- 
 lent ; of a nitrous Taftc, 
 ihe Stalk is four Foot 
 high, or higher, fmall, and 
 channeled • and has many 
 W ings, wherein are the 
 little Flowers, in a long 
 peries ,. confifting of yel- 
 low Tufts. The Seed is 
 round, rough and brown. 
 
 , in Latin 
 ^eta Maris* *Tis like the 
 phits-Beet . but the Leaves 
 
 Beet is hot and dry, and 
 loofens the Belly by reafon 
 of its Nitrofity. Tis an 
 Errhine , efpecially the 
 Root 5 for the Juice of it, 
 received into the Nollrils, 
 occafions Ncezing. The 
 young Plants, with their 
 Roots, gently boyled, and 
 eaten with Vinegar, pro- 
 cure an Appetite, extin- 
 guifli Thirft, and fupprefs 
 Cholcr in the Stomach. 
 ihe/,amongft the Antients, 
 w ; as much taken notice of 
 for its infipid Tafte. Mar* 
 tial reproaches it in the 
 followng Diftick, 
 
 Ut fapiant fatux fafoorm 9 
 prandia Beta, 
 
 0 quam fxpe petet vind pi* 
 perque coquus ? 
 
 The Juice of this Herb, 
 drawn up into the Noftrils, 
 powerfully evacuates Phle- 
 gmatickHumours from the 
 Brain, and cures invete** 
 rate Head-aches. This is 
 C 2, «oun« 
 
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 counted a great Secret by 
 lorne. 
 
 JVood-TS&tUfttf, in Latin 
 Setonica. It grows in 
 Bufh.es and "Woods. The 
 Flower is commonly pur- 
 ple, fometimes white. 
 
 Many Vertuesare attri- 
 buted to this plant, taken 
 any Way. Scrodev defc'ribcs 
 the Vcrtues, in fhort, thus. 
 *Tis hot and dfy, acrid 
 and bitter. It difeufles, at- 
 tenuates,opensand[ cleanfes. 
 ’Tis Ccphalick, Epatick, 
 Splcnctick, Thoracick, U- 
 terine,V ulrierary , andDiu- 
 retick. ’Tis ufed frequent- 
 ly, inwardly and outward- 
 ly, efpecially in Difcafes of 
 the Head. ’Tis obferveef,, 
 that the Faculties of the 
 Root are quite different 
 from the Vertucs of the 
 Leaves and Flowers j for, 
 9 tis - very naufeous in the 
 Mouth and Stomach, and 
 occafions Naufeoufnefs , 
 Belching and Vomiting : 
 The Leaves, on the con- 
 trary, are Aromarick, and 
 ©f a pleafant Tafte, and 
 agreeable to Nature in 
 Food and Phyfick. Coun- 
 tesfek Tea, made of Sage, ! 
 
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 Betony and Grou'nd-pinc, 
 fweetned, and drank hot, 
 is very good for the Gout, 
 Hcad-ach, and Difcafes of 
 the Nerves ; and cafes 
 Pain, occafioned by thefe 
 Difeafcs. 
 
 lf r ater-'j$Ztii\\V, in La- 
 tin Betonicc i Aquatic a. It 
 is Naufeoufly Bitter, and 
 of an Elder Smell ; it has 
 the Tafte and Vermes of 
 Figwort : It is moft ufed 
 in Oyntments, for Tu- ** 
 fnors , Burns and Ul- 
 'cers. 
 
 Common- liSilbCrCtfS, in 
 ’ Latin Vaccinia nigra vttlga- 
 1 tu \ This fmall Bufli has 1 
 , many green, angled Springs, 
 
 | a Foot, or two Foot high, 
 .which arc hard to break. 
 They, are divided into ma- 
 ny Brunches, whereon there 
 are many render, green 
 -Leaves ; about an inch 
 long, and half an Inch 
 broad. They are ftiarp- : 
 pointed, fmooth, and cu- < 
 rioully indented about the 1 
 Edges. They tafte partly 
 acrid, and partly harfli.Thc 
 Flowers are placed, each 
 on a Foot-ftalk, among the" ’ 
 Leaves. They are of a * 
 pale- \ 
 
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 pale-red Colour, with a 
 Saflfon-colour’d Thread in 
 the middle ; and, in form, 
 are like a Water-Pitcher. 
 To each Flower fuccecds 
 one Berry, like to a Juni- 
 per-berry ; which is rather 
 of a Violet-colour when it 
 is ripe than black. At fird 
 tailing of the Berries they 
 feem pleafantly acrid, but 
 they leave fomewhat that 
 is naufeous upon the Pa- 
 late. It flowers in May j 
 The Fruit is ripe in Aur- 
 gufty and fometimes in 
 July. 
 
 The Berries arc cooling, 
 and adringent. They arc 
 very agreeable to an hot 
 Stomach , and quench 
 Thirft. They cure a 
 Loofcncfs,and the Bloody- 
 FIux, occafioned by Cho- 
 ler : And arc good in the 
 Difcafe called Cholera Mor- 
 ins. They flop Vomiting, 
 and take off Feverilh 
 Heats. A Syrup made of 
 the Juice of the Berries, 
 is mod agreeable : 
 
 Take of the Juice drain’d, 
 one Pint; Fine Sugar, one 
 Pound and an half : Boyl 
 it to a Syrup with a gentle 
 Fire. Take one Spoonful 
 
 at a time, or mix it wtih 
 three Ounces of fome pro- 
 per W ater. 
 
 in Batin 
 
 'Betula. The Branches of 
 this Tree arc fmall anti 
 flexible, and mod of them 
 hang downwards. The 
 Bark is very various : 
 when the Tree is young 
 his yellow or brown ; af- 
 terward s it grows lighter. 
 
 It bears long Buds, like 
 Long-Pepper. It grows fre- 
 quently in cold and wa- 
 tery Places, and on moift. 
 Heaths.The flender Twigs 
 of it were formerly ufed 
 for the Mag idrates Verge: 
 i Now they ferve to difei- 
 pli.nc Boys, and to tame 
 wild Horfcs, and to make 
 Brooms, and to catchBjrds, 
 with Bird-Lime, andBands 
 for Fagots. Fifhermen in 
 Fortbumberlandiiih. a-nights 
 by the Light of this Bark : 
 They put it into a cleft 
 Stick, which ferves for a 
 Candle-dick ; and fo they 
 fee how to ufe thetrThfcc- 
 teet h’ dS pear for the killing 
 Fife. In Alfatia the befl 
 Hoops arc made of Birch 
 
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 The Leaves are hoc and 
 dry, cleaning, refolving, 
 opening, and biccer : For 
 which Reafon they are of 
 no fmall ufe in a Drop- 
 fie, and the Itch, and the 
 like. The Bark is Bitu- 
 minous , and is therefore 
 mix’d with Perfumes that 
 are to corred: the Air. 
 The Fungus of it has an 
 aftringent Quality • upon 
 which Account it ftops 
 Blood miraculoufly. 
 
 This Tree, in the Begin- 
 ning of Spring, before the 
 Leaves come forth, being 
 pierced, yields plentifully 
 a fwcet and potulent Juice, 
 which Shepherds , when 
 they are thirfty , often 
 drink in the "Woods. Tra _ 
 gtiSy Belmont y Char lei on , 
 and others, commend the 
 Virtue and Efficacy of this 
 Liquor, and not undeferv- 
 edly, for the Stone in the 
 Kidnies and Bladder, for 
 Bloody Urine and the 
 Strangury. This Tree be- 
 gins to yield itsjuice about 
 the Middle of February. 
 and fometimes not till the 
 Beginning of March, Tra-\ 
 yu alfo commends it’fbri 
 
 the Jaundice. Some waft 
 their Faces with it, to take 
 otf Spots, and to bcautific. 
 Dr .Needham cured Scorbu- 
 tick Confumptions with it : 
 He ufed to mix with it 
 good Wine and Honey, j 
 Rennet infufed in thcjuice, !; 
 preferves the Cheefc from 
 Worms, fays Tragus. The | 
 Juice of Birch curesWarts, i 
 and Pimples in the Face, 
 if it be walked with it in 
 thcDay time,Morning and 
 Evening, and permitted to 
 dry on. 
 
 The Greater-y&ittO'tt, or 
 Snake-weed, in Lat n Bi- 
 Jlorta major. The Stalks 
 are fometimes more than 
 two Foot high , 1 nail , \ 
 finooth, and jointed at the 
 Top ; whereon are Ears of 
 Flowers of a Flefh-celour ; 
 and being unfolded, they 
 confiftof five fmall Ltaves. 
 with Tufts of the fame Co- 
 lour in the middle. The 
 Seed is brown, or almofi: 
 black, and triangular. The 
 Leaves arc fmaller than 
 thofe of lharp-pcinted 
 Dock; above of a iark- 
 green Colour, below gray. 
 The Root reprefeits a ’ 
 
 * crooked Finger ? is rec,- and 
 
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 very aftringcnt. ’Tis com- 
 mon in the Meadows and 
 Pa (tores about Shefeild in 
 Torkfbire, and in fcvcral 
 other Places of that Coun- 
 ty. It grows alfo plenti- 
 fully in l'ome Meadows 
 about Tairiwortb and FafeJey 
 in Jf r arvpickJJ;ire. 
 
 It cools and dries. The 
 Root of it is'vcry aftrin- 
 gcnt, harfli, alcxipharmick, 
 and Sudorifick. 3 Tis chief- 
 ly tiled to take off Vomit- 
 ting, and tq prevent Abor- 
 tion, and, the like. The 
 Powder of the Root, mix- 
 ed with Conferee ot Ro- 
 les, does wonderfully (top 
 Spitting of Blood, and the 
 Bloody Flux, and other 
 Fluxes. It (tops the Cour- 
 fes when they arc immo- 
 derate. ThePowder fprink- 
 led upon Wounds, flops the 
 Blood. 
 
 Take of the Roots of 
 Biftort and Torment! 1, each 
 one Ounce ; of the Leaves 
 of Meadow-fweet, Burnet, 
 Wood -Sorrel , each one 
 handful ; of Burnt Harts- 
 horn two Drams ; of Sha- 
 vings of Harts-horn and 
 •v ory, each two Drams : 
 
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 Boyl them in three Pints of 
 Fountain-water, to two ; 
 add towards the End three 
 Ounces of Red Rofcs ; 
 drain them. The Dofeis 
 fix Spoonfuls often in a 
 Day. 
 
 Kter^tocet. Sec 
 
 Woody Night Shade r 
 
 Upright -HBltte, in Latin 
 Blitum erettins . It has a 
 red and linglc Root, with 
 fome fmall Fibres. It roots 
 deep in the Earth if the 
 Place be agreeable to it ; 
 otherwife it is fibrous. The 
 Stalk is nine Inches high, 
 ch^innelfd, fmooth, folid; 
 fendi ngforth manyBranch- 
 cs, near the Earth longer 
 than the very Stalks. The 
 Leaves are plac’d fomc- 
 times oppofite to one ano- 
 ther, but oftner alternate- 
 ly. Their Foot-ftalks arc 
 an Inch long, fmooth, and 
 not fo frequent as in other 
 Blites. The Leaves re- 
 ferable theLeaves of Wild- 
 Marjoram, but they are 
 fome what bigger ; from, the 
 Wings whereof, and from 
 the Extremities of the 
 Branches, come forth 1 mall 
 purple Flowers, inClufters, 
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 The Seed is fmall , and 
 black. It grows plentiful- 
 ly upon the Dung--hills, in 
 Hop-grounds , and upon 
 fat Earth. 
 
 Ipmollifies, cools, and 
 taftes infipid. 
 
 i5UtGd)a£tte$, in La- 
 tin Cyanus. The Root is 
 woody , and fibrous. It 
 has many Stalks a Foot 
 and an half, or two Foot 
 high ; they have Angles, 
 are hoary, and divided in- 
 to Branches. The Iower- 
 aioft leaves have fharp 
 fags, like Scabious, or Dan- 
 delion ; the other are long, 
 and as broad as a Blade of 
 Grafs : and have Nerves, 
 that run along them : They 
 are Sky-colour d, or whi- 
 tifh. The Flowers come 
 from little Heads that are 
 compos’d of Scales ; they 
 confift of little jagged 
 Horns, and are com monly 
 of a Sky-colour, fometimes 
 white, or of a light red, 
 er purple. The Seed is 
 contain’d in thelitrleHead 
 ©f the Flower. The whole 
 Plant taftes dry, and fomer 
 what naufeous, and has no 
 
 good Smell. It grow com- 
 monly among Corn. 
 
 The Flower and the 
 diftilfd Waters are ufeful 
 for Inflammations of the 
 Eyes, and for the Bleared- 
 nefs of them. The Juice 
 of the Flowers diftill’d, is 
 good for putrid Ulcers. 
 The Powder of it, taken 
 inwardly, is very effccftual 
 in the Jaundice. The 
 Flowers infus’d in Spirit 
 of Wine, or in common 
 Water, impart their Co- 
 lour to the Liquor ; and 
 they alfo colour Sugar ve- 
 ry curioufly, as do the 
 Flowers of Succory, and 
 the like. 
 
 in Latin Bor- 
 Mg?. ’Lis very cordial ; 
 and the Flower is one of 
 the four Cordial-Flowers. 
 The diftill’d Water , and 
 the Conferve of the Flow- 
 ers, comfort the Heart, re- 
 lieve the Faint, chear the 
 Melancholy , and purifie 
 the Blood. Tpds Herb is 
 fuppos’d to be ffatuer's Ne~ 
 i by the Juice where- 
 of, mix’d whh Wine, he 
 was wont to expelSorrow. 
 The Water of it is good 
 for Inflairjinatipfis of the 
 Eyes, 
 
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 Eyes, and for all Fevers ; 
 as is alfo the Conferve of 
 the Flowers, The Con- 
 ferve of the Flowers mix’d 
 with Wine, is faid to open 
 Women’s Obftrudions. 
 
 To chcar the Heart , 
 Take of the Conferve 
 of Borrage-Fiowcrs one 
 Ounce, of the Confedion 
 of Alkcnncs two Drams ; 
 mix them : The Dofe is 
 the quantity of a Nutmeg, 
 two Hours after Meals, 
 drinking aGlafs of Canary 
 prcfcntly after it. 
 
 1150l*-2Et£T , in Latin Bu- 
 xus. This Tree is always 
 green, and full of Branches. 
 The Bark is white and 
 rough. The Subftance of 
 it is very hard and yellow, 
 and very heavy, and with- 
 out Pith. It has many 
 Leaves ; they are fmooth, 
 more obtufe than the 
 Leaves of the Myrtle , 
 firm, and fometimes con- 
 cave j and, which is worth 
 Obfcrvation, they are dou- 
 ble : They fmell pretty 
 well, but tafte ill. A great 
 many of thefe Trees grow 
 on Box-hitf, near Barking 
 in Sung/* 
 
 ’Tis feldomufed inPhy- 
 fick. The Oyl drawn from 
 the Wood, is much com- 
 mended for the Falling- 
 Sicknefs, and Pains in the 
 Teeth. ’Tis fa id, the De- 
 codion of the Wood cures 
 the French-Pox, as well as 
 Guiacum, ’Tischefly uled 
 by Turners. 
 
 For the Pain of the 
 Teeth, drop two or three 
 Drops of the Oyl upon a 
 little Lint, and flop the 
 hollow Tooth with it, and 
 it will loon give cafe. 
 
 HSrake. See Fern. 
 
 bramble, in Latin Ru- 
 hus. The Antients attri- 
 buted many Virtues to al- 
 moft every part of this 
 Plant. The Reaves, the 
 Buds, the Flowers, and the 
 Fruit are aftringept ; but 
 the Fry it, before it is ripe, 
 is very aftrinpent j where- 
 fore it is good fpr Vomi- 
 ting, and all Fluxes. ’Tis 
 good for Sore Mouths ; 
 apd is commended by Iqric 
 for the Scurvy* and not 
 without Rcafon , for, in 
 quality and figure, *cis like 
 
 thcQloud^eryyof ibeJty*, 
 which 
 
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 which is a Specifics for this 
 Difeafe * and therefore 
 we need not charge Chil- 
 dren fo ftridtly not to eat 
 them. They do, indeed, 
 cccafion Children’s Heads 
 to be fcabby ; but it is 
 becaufe they eat immode- 
 rately of them : And fo 
 any other Fruit would 
 produce the fame Effed. 
 A plealant and generous 
 Wine may be made of the 
 Juice of the Berries, prefs’d 
 out, and fermented with a 
 little Sugar. A Syrup 
 made of the Juice, is very 
 good for Heat of Urine. 
 
 *Tis moll commonly 
 prefcrib ? d in Gargarifms 
 to cure Sore Mouths : 
 Take of Bramble-tops, of 
 the Leaves of Columbine, 
 Cyprus and Sage, each one 
 Handful ; boyl them in 
 two Quarts "of Water 
 wherein Iron has been 
 quench’d till one is con- 
 fum’d : Add, Allum, one 
 Dram and an half ; Hony 
 of Rofes, one Or nee : 
 Make a Gargarifm, where- 
 with' wafh the Mouth of- 
 ten in a Day. 
 
 ISrftuk fee Buckwheat. 
 
 irhitc-ffizion]) , in La- 
 tin Brionia alba. The Root 
 is as thick as ones Arm, 
 white and fungous, of a 
 bitter and acrid Taftc. It 
 fends forth pliant Twigs, 
 channeli’d, and fomewhat 
 hairy ; which fpread them- 
 felves far and wide by the 
 help of their 1 mdrels, and 
 climb up every thing that 
 is near. The Leaves arc 
 like Ivy-leaves, but larger; 
 they are hairy, and green. 
 The Flowers, joyn’d toge- 
 ther, come out of the 
 Wings of the Leaves, and 
 are of a whitilh Co- 
 lour. It grows frequently 
 in Hedges. 
 
 It purges ftrongly W a- 
 tery and Phlegmatick Hu- 
 mours. 5 Tis proper for 
 the Difeafes of the Spleen, 
 Liver and Womb ; for it 
 opens the Obftrudions of 
 thefe Parts. It drains the 
 Water of Hydropical Peo- 
 ple by Vomit and Stool. 
 It provokes the Courfcs, 
 helps Delivery, cures the 
 Suffocation of the Womb, 
 and the JJthua. 
 
 Juglers and Fortune-tel- 
 lers make wonderful Mon- 
 Iters 
 
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 dors of this Root, which 
 when they have hid 
 in the Sand for fome Days, 
 they dig tip for Man- 
 drakes ; and by this Im- . 
 pofturc thefe Knaves im- 
 pofe on our Common Peo- 
 ple. Conferee of White 
 Briony-Roots, taken, twice . 
 a Day, to the quantity of 
 a Nutmeg, for a long 
 time, cures the Falling- 
 Sicknefs, and Mother-Fits. 
 A piece of the Root put 
 into the Pot the Sick 
 drinks out of, > does the 
 fame. The Compound-' 
 water of Briony is mod in 
 ufe. I have ufed this 
 Compohtion that follows, 
 with excellent Succefs, in 
 Women’s Obdrutdions ; 
 and it is,undoubtedlymuch 
 better in Hyfterick Difca- 
 fes , than the common 
 Com pound -water of the 
 London-Difyenfatory. Take 
 of dried Briony-Roots, 
 beaten to a grofs Powder, 
 two Ounces; of the Leaves 
 of Rue, and dried Mug- 
 wort, each half a pound ; 
 Savine dried, three quar- 
 ters of an Handful ; of 
 Featherfew, Catmint and 
 Pennyroyal, dried, each 
 half an Handful ; of the 
 
 yellow Pill of one 
 Orange ; of Mirrh half 
 an Ounce, of Cador two 
 Drams, of the bell: Nants- 
 Brandy one Quart : Put 
 
 them into a Glals, and let 
 them infufc fix Days in 
 warm Allies j then drain 
 the Liquor odj and keep it 
 in a Glafs-botrlc,well flop- 
 ped. ’The Dofc is half a 
 Spoonful, to be taken in 
 three Ounces of Pcnny- 
 rayal-water,fwectned with 
 Sugar, Morning and li- 
 vening. 
 
 The Lees of Briony, cal- 
 led in Latin Fcecula Brionix , 
 arc made after the follow- 
 ing manner : Take what 
 quantity of tire Roots of 
 Briony you pleafc, dice 
 them, and prcl's out the 
 Juice; this being kept in 
 Velfels unmov’d, will in a 
 few Hours depofc the Lees, 
 or Fcecula ; which being 
 lcparated by pouring the 
 the Water away gently, 
 mud be dried in a Glafs- 
 Veffel. They arc ufed in 
 a Droplie. 
 
 or the 
 
 wild Vine in Latin Bryonia 
 nigra. 
 
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 The BIack-Briony y hath 
 long flexible Branches of 
 a W oody fubflancc, cover- 
 ed with a gapjng or cloven 
 Bark growing very far 
 abroad, winding it felf 
 with its fmall tendrels a- 
 bout Trees, Hedges, and 
 whatejfe is next unto it, 
 like unto the Branches of 
 the Vine. The Leaves are 
 like unto thofe of Ivy 
 or Gardcn-Night-fhade , 
 iharp-pointed, and of a 
 fhining Green Colour: 
 the [Flowers are White, 
 fmall, and Modie 5 which 
 being paft, there fuccccd 
 little Clutters of red Ber- 
 ries, fomewhat bigger than 
 thofe of the fmall Rajfins, 
 or Ribes, which we call 
 Currans, or fmall Raifjns. 
 The Root is very great 
 and thick oftentimes as 
 big as a Mans Legg , 
 Blackifh without, and ve- 
 ry clamy or flimy within,; 
 which being but Scraped 
 with a Knife, or any other 
 thing fit for that Purpofe, 
 feems to be a Matter fit to 
 fpread upon Cloth or 
 Leather in manner of a 
 Plaifter or Scare-cloth ; 
 which being fo fpread and 
 -*fed, it ferveth for many 
 
 infirmities, and unto very 
 excellent Purpofcs. 
 
 Diofcorides faith, that 
 the Roots purge Waterilh 
 Homours, and are good 
 for fuch as have the Drop- 
 fie $ if they be boiled in 
 Wine, adding unto the 
 Wine a little Sea- Water, 
 and be Drunk in three 
 Ounces of fair frefh Wa- 
 ter : he faith furthermore, 
 that the Fruit or Bernes 
 take away the Sun burn 
 and other blemifhes of the 
 Skin. 
 
 The Berries do not on- 
 ly cJeanfe and remove fuch 
 kind of Spots, but alfo ve- 
 ry quickly waftc and con- 
 fume away black and blew 
 Marks that come of brui- 
 fes and dry Beatings, 
 which things, alfo the 
 Roots perform being laid 
 upon them. 
 
 The young and tender 
 Sproutings are kept in 
 Pick! e, and referred to be 
 eaten with Meats as f>bf- 
 coy ides fays. Matthiolvs 
 fays that they arc ferved 
 on Mens Tables in Tufca - 
 n y : others report the like 
 
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 alfo to be done in Anda- 
 
 lujia one of the Kingdoms 
 of Granada. 
 
 It is fa-id , that Swine 
 fee It- after the Roots, which 
 they dig up and eat with 
 no Jefs delight than they 
 do the Roots of the 
 Cyelaminui^tPa-nh Porcinw , 
 whereupon it was called 
 Cyclavtinus altera , or Sow- 
 bread : If this realon ftand 
 for good, then may we in 
 like manner call many o- 
 other Roots, Cyclamintu al- 
 tera , or Sow-bread : 
 For Swine do not feek 
 after the Roots of this 
 only dig them up, and 
 greedily devour them , 
 but the Roots of divers o- 
 ther Plants alfo, of Which 
 none are of the kinds of 
 Sow-bread ; it would 
 therefore be a point of 
 rafhnefs to affirm, Tamils , , 
 or our Ladies Seal, to be 
 a kind of Sow-bread, be- 
 caufe the Roots thereof 
 are pleafimt Meat to 
 Swine. 
 
 The Root fpread upon 
 a piece of Sheeps Leather, 
 in manner of a Plaifter, 
 whilft it is yet frclh and 
 
 green, takes away black 
 or blue Marks', all Scars 
 and Deformities of the 
 Skin ; and breaks hard 
 Apoftems , draws forth 
 Splinters and broken 
 Bones, diflolves congealed 
 Blood, and being laid on, 
 and ufed upon the Hip, 
 or Huckle-bone , Shoul- 
 ders, Arms, or any Other 
 :>art where there is great 
 Pain,- it takes it away in a 
 ffiott- fpace , and works 
 very effe&uaily. 
 
 Comntn i5;ook^Ltme , 
 in Latin AnagalUs dquatied. 
 It grows commonly in 
 little Brooks. 
 
 It heats and moiftetts 
 moderately. Tis chief- 
 ly ufed in the Scurvy ; it 
 powerfully expels-theStone 
 of the Kidnies and Blad- 
 der 5 it provokes-theCour- 
 fes, and expels a dead 
 Child. Outwardly appli- 
 ed, it cures inflam'd Tu- 
 mours, and St. Anthony's- 
 Fire. *Tis much of the 
 fame Virtue with Water- 
 crefles, only not fo ftrong. 
 
 Court- 
 
^Conner, -people cure 
 "Wounds with Brookhrmy 
 mixe with a little Sait*'and 
 a Spiders Web, and ap- 
 plied co the Wound, wrap- 
 ped about with a double 
 Cloth. 
 
 ^rook-lime boyl’dinWa- 
 ter , applied to blind Piles, 
 has prelendy eas’d thePain, 
 when other .Medicines 
 would do no good. Fabri- 
 cius fays, he knew a large 
 Ulcer that poflels’d almoft 
 the whole Leg, and reach- 
 ed aim oft to the Bene , 
 was cured in aScOrbutical 
 Perlon only with Brook- 
 lime boyl’d in Beer, and 
 applied twice a bay. Bur 
 it is moft commonly ufed 
 inwardly to cure the Scur- 
 vy: lake of the Juice of j 
 Brook-lime, Water-crefles 1 
 and Scurvy-grafs,each half 
 a Pint • of the J uice of 
 Oranges , four Ounces j 
 hue Sugar, two Pounds ; 
 make a Syrup over a gen- 
 tle Fire: Take one Spoon- 
 ful in yourBeer every time 
 you drink. 
 
 It flowers at the LatterEnd 
 of 4px.iL ’Tis Splenctick, 
 I\' cpthritick, and Hepa tick. 
 It expels the Stone, and 
 urges Watery Humours 
 Upwards and downwards, 
 by Stool and Urine : 
 Wherefore it is of great 
 ufe in Qbftrucftions of the 
 Liver, Spleen, and Mefen- 
 tery : And in the Dropfie 
 and Catarrhs, the Flowers, 
 the Seeds, and Tops are in 
 ufe. 
 
 Broom, in Latin Genu 
 ’Tis common in San- 
 dy and barren Grounds. 
 
 The Leaves, theBranch- 
 es, and Tops, boy I’d 'in 
 W in 6 or Water, or the 
 J u i eg- of them, are good i n 
 a Dropfie, and ail Ob- 
 ftrucf ions of the Kidnies 
 and Bladder ; for they 
 partly purge watery and 
 iuperfluous Humours by 
 Stool, and partly by U- 
 nnc.: One Dram of the 
 Seed does the fame. The 
 blowers, when they are 
 green, are commonly pick- 
 led, and make an agreeable 
 Sauce j for they provoke 
 Appetite, and force Urine, 
 The Allies are moft in ufe, 
 andfrequentlycom mended 
 in the Dropfie : Take of 
 the' Allies of Broom one 
 Pound, infufe them cold in 
 two 
 
B U 
 
 B R. ( ;i ) 
 
 two Quarts of Rhenifh- 
 Winc adding to it half 
 an Handful of Common 
 W ormwocd : Take four 
 Ounces ef the clear Li- 
 quor in the Morning, at 
 Four in the Afternoon , 
 and in the Evening, every 
 Day. 
 
 ^t‘OOmr.Uape,in Latin 
 Or ob ancle. ’Tis two Foot 
 high, or more , the Stalk 
 is freight, round and hai- 
 ry, pale or yellowifli, or 
 brownifh ; whereon are 
 Leaves that are narrow 
 and longilh, if they may 
 be called Leaves, for they 
 feem rather the Beginning 
 of Leaves : They foon fade, 
 and Flowers fucceed them, 
 which are on a Spike', like 
 the Flowers of Orchis, but 
 at a greater diftance j they 
 are of a dull yellow Co- 
 lour. The Root is round 
 and lcaly, and taftes very 
 bitter. The Flowers fmell 
 pretty well. 
 
 The Herb candied, or 
 the Root, is of excellent 
 ufe in Diicafes of the 
 Spleen, and. for Melancho- 
 ly. An Ointment made of 
 it, with Lard, is good to 
 
 difeufs hard and Scirrhous 
 Tumours. 
 
 2frtfc7;£r’j-)15room,in La- 
 tin Rufous^ or Brufcus, ’Tis 
 a Foot and an half high, 
 and fometimes three or 
 four Foot high : It has ma- 
 ny tough Branches, and is 
 full of Leaves, and they 
 are like the Leaves of the 
 Myrtle ; they are ridged, 
 nervous and prickly ; they 
 have no Foot-ftalks; they 
 are hard and ftrong, and 
 tafte bitter. At the Mid- 
 dle of the Leaf is plac’d a 
 fmall Flower , on a very 
 Ihort Foot-ftalk. When firft 
 it rifes it reprefents a little 
 Bunch of fmall Needles ; 
 but being open’d, three lit- 
 tle, broadilh Leaves ap- 
 pear. A round Fruit fuc- 
 ceeds the Flower, that is 
 larger than the Berries of 
 Afparagus ; ’tis redd ilh and 
 iweetilh. Under the Skin 
 of it lie two great yellow 
 Seeds, bunching out on one 
 fide, and plain on the other : 
 They are very hard. The 
 Root is thick, oblique, and. 
 has many Fibres that are 
 white and long, like the 
 Fibres of Afparagus. 
 
 The 
 
B U ( 32 ) B U 
 
 The Root is one of the 
 five opening Roots. ’Tis 
 chiefly ufed for Obllrubb- 
 ons of the Liver, the tj- 
 rine, and the Cour'es* The 
 Syrup of the five opening 
 Roots is much in ule, and 
 is prepar’d iri the following 
 manner : Take of the 
 Roots of Butcher’s-BroOm, 
 Fennel, Afparagu's, Parfly 
 and Smallage, each two 
 Ounces ; Fountain-water 
 three Quarts ; digeft them 
 hot, then boyl them in B. 
 M. to the Liquor prefled 
 our hard, and clarified, 
 add eight Ounces of Vine- 
 gar, and five Pounds and 
 an half of fine Sugar ; 
 make a Syrup with a 
 gentle Heat. The Dbfc 
 is two Spoonfuls, in four 
 Ounces of any proper di- 
 f till’d Water. 
 
 in Latin 
 
 Oharnnws Catbnrncus. This 
 fmali Tree is common in 
 the Hedges in fome pla- 
 ces. The outward Bark 
 is black • there arc two 
 within, one green, the 0- 
 ther yellow : The Wood 
 is pale, and hard. It has 
 many Branches, that are 
 plac’d moft commonly op- 
 
 J polite one to another $ and 
 / it has hard, rigid and 
 long Thotns plac’d among 
 theLeaves, the Ends of the 
 Branches being thorny al- 
 io. The Leaves are like 
 the Leaves of a Crab-tree, 
 but fmailer $ they are 
 pointed, of a dark Green* 
 indented , and nervous * 
 arid have an altringent 
 Tafte. It has many fmali 
 Flowers together, of a light 
 green Colour j each con- 
 lifts of four Leaves. The 
 Berries fucceed the Flow- 
 ers : Great Numbers of 
 them are plac’d at the 
 Root of the Thorns , up- 
 on pretty long Foor-ftaiks: 
 When they are ripe they 
 are bfack , and full of 
 green Juice. They have 
 three or four triangular 
 Grains , which have a 
 blackifh Bark, and a white 
 Marrow that docs not tafte 
 ill. The Tafte of the Ber- 
 ries is bitter, and aftriii- 
 genr ; and the Juice has a 
 Certain peculiar Tafte. 
 
 The Berry of this 
 Shrub yields three forts of 
 Colours. Thofc that are 
 gather’d ini Harveft-tiinc,. 
 and dried, and powder’d. 
 
B U 
 
 B U ( 3? ) 
 
 and infusd with Water of White Sugar, and make 
 and AIlum,make a yellow, a Syrup in B. M. 
 or rather a Saffron-colour : 
 
 and is now in ufe for paint- 
 ing of Playing-Cards and 
 Leather. Thofc that are 
 gather’d in the Autumn, 
 when they are ripe and 
 black, being pounded,, and 
 kept in a Glafs-Veffel, af- 
 ford a delicate Green , 
 which is called Sap-Green, 
 and ismucih ufed by Paint- 
 ers. Thcfe that remain on 
 the Trees till the Feaft of 
 St. Martin make a red 
 Colour. The Berries are 
 purging, a Drain, or a 
 Dram and an half of them 
 being taken at a. time. 
 Some take fifteen or twen- 
 ty of the Berries at a time: 
 But they work fo power- 
 fully, that they are not to 
 be given in Subftance to 
 weakly People. The Sy- 
 rup is moft in ufe : Take 
 of the juice of ripe and 
 frefh Berries, gather’d in 
 September, 2 Pounds, let it 
 clear by Handing ; then 
 add of Cinnamon and 
 Nutmegs , each three 
 Drams ; infufe it in B. M. 
 for the fpace of a Day j 
 then prefs them out, and 
 add a Pound and an a half 
 
 in La- 
 tin Tragopyron. Buck- 
 Wheat may very well be 
 placed amohg the kinds 
 of Grain or Corn, bccaufe 
 oftentimes in time of Ne- 
 ceffity , Bread is made 
 thereof mixed with other 
 Grain. It hath round fat 
 Stalks fomewhat crefted, 
 fmooth and reddifh, which 
 are divided into many 
 Arms or Branches, where- 
 upon grow fmooth and 
 fofc Leaves , in fhape 
 like thofc of Ivy , or 
 one of the Bindweeds , 
 not much unlike Ba- 
 fil ; wherefore Tabernct- 
 montanus called it Ocy~ 
 mum Cere ale: The Flowers 
 are fmall , white and 
 cluftrcd together in one 
 or more Tufts or Um- 
 bels, flightly dafht over 
 here and there with a 
 Flourifh of light Carna- 
 tion Colour. The Seeds 
 are of a Dark Blackifh 
 Colour, Triangle, or three 
 fquare like the Seed of 
 Black Binderweed , the 
 Root is fmall and threa- 
 dy- 
 
 D It 
 
 
B U 
 
 ( J4 ) B U 
 
 It profpcrs very well 
 in any Ground, be it ne- 
 ver To dry or barren, where 
 it is commonly fown, to 
 ferve inftcad of dunging. 
 It quickly comes up, and 
 is very foon ripe : It is 
 very common in and about 
 Namptwicb in Chejkire , 
 where they fow it as 
 well for Food for their 
 Cartel, Pullen, and fueh 
 like, as to the uie afore- 
 faid. It groweth likcwile 
 in Lancafbirc , and in fomc 
 parts of our South Coun- 
 try, about London in Mid- 
 dlesex y as alfo in Kent and 
 EJ]ex. This bafe kind of 
 Grain is Sown \n April and 
 the beginning of May } and 
 is Ripe in the beginning 
 of -duguft. Buck-Wheat 
 Nouriiheth lefs than 
 Wheat, Rie, Barley or 
 Oates ; yet more than ei- 
 ther Mill or Panicle. 
 Bread made of the Meal 
 of Buck-wheat is of ea- 
 fic Digcftion, and fpcedi- 
 ly paffes through the Bel- 
 ly , but yieldeth little 
 Nourishment. 
 
 I15uglc, in Latin Burgu- 
 Li, The Stalk is four- 
 
 square, empty, and hairy ; 
 au Hand, or half a Foot 
 high. The Leaves are in- 
 dented, like the Leaves of 
 the greater Water Brook- 
 lime; two are plac’d by 
 Intervals, oppolite one to 
 another ; of a Violet-co- 
 lour, or purple, or green : 
 They tade at fil'd i'weet, 
 afterwards bitter and a- 
 ftringent. The Flowers 
 come out of the Wings of 
 the Leaves, in a fhort hai- 
 ry Cup, that is divided in- 
 to five parts : They arc of j 
 a Sky and changeable Co- 
 lour, and of a fweetifli 
 Tade. The Root is fmall 
 and fibrous , and takes i 
 more adringent than the 
 Leaves. ’Tis common in 
 Woods, and mod Mea- 
 dows ; and flowers in : 
 Miy. 
 
 The Virtues arc much 
 the fame with thole of 
 Self-heal. ’Tis Vulnerary, ; 
 cither taken tnwardly, cr 
 outwardly applied. ’Tis ] 
 us’d in thejaundicc, inOb- 
 dnudions of the Liver , 
 and for Stoppage of U tine. 
 An Ointment made of the 
 Leaves of Bugle, Scabious 
 and Saniclc, bruis’d, and 
 
B U 
 
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 b u 
 
 boyl’d in Lard till they 
 are dry, and then prefs’d 
 out, is of excellent ufe for 
 I all forts of Ulcers and 
 Bruifcs , and to heal 
 Wounds. ’Tis one of the 
 Ingredients for thcWound- 
 Drink of the London-Dif- 
 penfatory, commonly cal- 
 led The Trmnnatick Deco- 
 ttioiu 
 
 in La- 
 tin Echium Vulgar e. It 
 
 cools and is Mucilaginous 
 with a little Watrilh B'it- 
 ternefs like Buglofs. It 
 is equal in goodncls with 
 Buglofs , in Inflammati- 
 ons of the Blood, and may 
 be profitable againft the 
 Bitings of Serpents. 
 
 )BtIglO0, in Latin Eu- 
 glofum. It has many Stalks 
 , coming from the fa trie 
 Root, about three or four 
 Foot high , round and 
 rough, with rigid. Hairs. 
 ’Tis Branchy at the top, 
 whereon the Leaves grow 
 [without Foot-ltalks : They 
 are many, narrow, oblong, 
 of a Sky-colour’d Green, 
 not wrinkl’d, like Burrage; 
 they end in a fliarp Point, 
 and are hairy on bothfides, 
 
 and equal about theEdges 
 from the Wings of the 
 Leaves ; and fometimes at 
 their Sides, or lower, or a 
 little higher; the Branches 
 rife. The Flowers come 
 on the top of the Stalks 
 and Branches, from a Cup 
 compos’d of live oblong, 
 narrow, fliarp, hairy pie- 
 ces ; the Flowers are lels 
 than thofc of Burragc, and 
 conlift of one Leaf, of a 
 light purple Colour ; an 
 oblong Thread grows up 
 from the bottom of the 
 Cup, which is encompafs’d 
 with four Seeds that are of 
 a rulfetColour and wrink- 
 led when they are ripe* 
 The Root lives many 
 Years, is black without, 
 and whi te within. It flow- 
 ers in June and July, and 
 the Summer after. 
 
 It has the fame Virtues 
 with Burrage. The Flow- 
 ers are of great ufe in Me- 
 lancholy and Hypochon- 
 driack Difcafcs, and afd 
 reckon’d among the four 
 Cordial Flowers. A Per- 
 fon was cured of the Fall- 
 ing-Si cknefs by the con*- 
 ftant Ufe of the Flowers 
 in Wine for half a Year. 
 
 & l Take 
 
BU 
 
 B U 
 
 ( ) 
 
 •Take of the Leaves of 
 Buglofs, Borragc, Balm, 
 Fumitory* Water-crefles, 
 and Brook-lime, each four 
 Handfuls; of July-flowcrs, 
 Marri golds, Borrage-flcw- 
 ers and Cowllips , ' each 
 three handfuls ; the out- 
 ward Barks of fixOrang.es, 
 and of four Limons : Al! 
 being cut and bruis’d, pour 
 upon them four Quarts of 
 jPolfet-drink made with 
 Cyder ; dill ill them in a 
 ..cold Still, and mingle all 
 the Water. Take three 
 Ounces Night and Morn- 
 ing. 
 
 315ulkfift0. See pujly 
 
 Mnjhroon. 
 
 515urttOCk , in Latin 
 Hardana. It has a finglc, 
 thick Root , that grows 
 deep in the Earth ; with- 
 out black, within white. 
 The Leaves are plac’d up- 
 on long Foot-ftalks ; they 
 are very large, green a- 
 bove, and hairy under ; 
 they have a thick, Ihort 
 Down ; they arc not exact- 
 ly round, but a little long- 
 ifh, and end in a iharp 
 Point ; they have ftiort, 
 Email Prickles about the 
 
 Edges, that arc fcarce vi- 
 liblc. The Stalk is two 
 Foot and an half high, or 
 higher ; thick, round and. 
 hairy, and of a purplilh 
 Colour, and full of Pith ; 
 the Leaves arc plac’d on 
 them alternately, at final! 
 diftances; they branch out 
 almoft from the Bottom. 
 The Flowers arc plac’d on 
 the top of the Stalks and 
 Branches, and come out of 
 rough Heads, or Burrs, 
 with crooked Prickles ; 
 they are purplifh ; the Burs -j 
 arc apt to flick to Clothes. 
 The Seed is pretty large , 
 oblong, and of a brown 
 Colour. 
 
 *Tis Drying, Pulmonick, 
 Diurctick, Diaphoretick , 
 Cleanling, and fomewhat 
 Aftringcnt. ’Tis good in 
 an JJlhmst, for the Stone, 
 and Spitting of Blood ; for 
 old Sores, and Swellings 
 of the Spleen, and of all 
 other Parts in Gouty Dif- 
 eafes, wherein it is pecu- 
 liarly proper. The Seed is 
 an excellent Lithontripick, 
 being powder’d, and taken 
 in, Small Beer or Polfet- 
 dririk. The Leaves arc 
 applied outwardly, to. old 
 i } Sores, j 
 
B U ( J7 ) 
 
 B U 
 
 Sores, and to Burns. The 
 Seed powder’d, and taken 
 forty Days together, cures 
 the Hip-Gout. ’Tis laid, 
 it provokes Venery. 
 
 Take of the Seeds of 
 Burdock two Drams , 
 of Wild-Carrot-Seeds one 
 Dram, of Salt of Amber 
 one Dram, Oyl of Nut- 
 megs half a Scrapie, Balfa- 
 vnim Capivii a fufficicnt 
 quantity; make fmall Phis, 
 take four Morning and 
 Evening, This is a good 
 Diurctick Medicine. But 
 the Root is chiefly us’d. 
 
 Take of the Roots of 
 Bur-dock three Ounces, of 
 SarfarapilU fix Ounces, of 
 the Wood of Gniacum 
 three Ounces, of the Bark 
 of the fame one Ounce, 
 of the Roots of Notty 
 China three Ounces, of 
 SaJJ'aphras one Ounce and 
 an half, of Harts-horn and 
 Ivory, rafp’d, each one 
 Ounce ; of Red and White 
 Sanders, and ofthefwcct- 
 fmelling Flag , each fix 
 Drams ; of Raifins of the 
 Sun, Iton’d, one Hand- 
 ful ; of the Seeds of A- 
 nife and Fennel, each half 
 
 an Ounce: Infufe them in 
 eight Quarts of Fountain- 
 water for twenty four 
 Hours in B. M. and cover 
 the Veffel clofe;then boyl 
 it with a gentle Fire, till a 
 third part of the Liquor is 
 con fum’d ; towards the 
 latter end of Boyling, add 
 of the Tops of Eye-bright, 
 Betony, dried Sage, and of 
 the Cordial-Flowers, each 
 one Pugil; of Woody Cof- 
 fin half an Ounce; of Nut- 
 meg.s, ntfinber two; ftrain 
 it for uic. Take half a 
 Pint four times a Day. 
 
 The Le/Ter-)15itrhOCk, in 
 Latin Bardana Minor. The 
 lelfer Burr hath Leaves 
 far fmaller than the foi- 
 mcr, of a greenifli over- 
 worn Colour, like thofe of 
 Orach, nicked round a- 
 bout the Edges : The 
 
 Stalk is a Foot and an half 
 high, full of little black 
 Spots , dividing it feff 
 into many Branches : 
 The Flowers before the 
 Burrs come forth com- 
 pafs the fmall Stalks round 
 about ; they are but little, 
 and^quickly fade away : 
 Then follows the Burs, 
 or the Fruit., our of 
 D 3 the 
 
( *8 ) 
 
 B U 
 
 B U 
 
 the Bofom of the Leaves, 
 in form long, on the tops 
 of the Branches as big as 
 #n Olive or Cornell-Bcrry, 
 rough, like the Balls of the 
 Plane-tree , and being 
 touched, cleave fall unto 
 Mens Garments: They do 
 not open at all, but be- 
 ing kept clofe fliut, bring 
 forth long Seeds. The 
 Root is faftned with very 
 many Strings, and grow- 
 cth not deep. 
 
 •*/ # 
 
 The Iefier Burdock 
 heats and drys, and di- 
 gefts, is of a bitterilh and 
 acrid Tafte, and is chiefly 
 uied according to Mat- 
 thiolvt t to drive out the 
 matter of a Leprolie^ : 
 The Root of it is given 
 with Rhubarb for Swoon- 
 ings. It is ufed outward 
 for the King’s-Evii and to 
 difeufs Swellings. 
 
 The Root of the Great 
 Burdock taftes watery, fli- 
 my, bitterilh, and fmoa- 
 ky - 3 by which it is l)iure- 
 tick. and good in the 
 Gout, Stone, and Cpugh. 
 The Seed is Bitter, and 
 of the fame Vertue with 
 the Root : The Leaves arc 
 
 very Bitter, like Carduv$ 
 Benedi&us, and may be u- 
 fed for Sweating and Vo- 
 miting , inftead of it. 
 This Plant by its prickly 
 Head, and Purple Flower, 
 is like to the Car duus kind, 
 as well as by the fmoa- 
 ky T a fte , and Bitterilh 
 Slime. 
 
 HBttrttSC, in Latin Binr 
 pinella vulgaris, five minor* 
 It has a long , (lender , 
 brown Root, with fomc 
 Fibres, The Stalks arc a 
 Foot, or two Foot high, 
 angl’d, branchy, and of a 
 light red Colour. At the 
 top of the Branches are 
 fmall Heads, from whence 
 arife fmall purplifh Flow- 
 ers. The Seeds are fliort, 
 and four fquarc. It has 
 many long, wing’d Leaves, 
 that lie on the Ground , 
 which con lift of fever a l 
 fmall, round ifh Leaves , 
 green above, and gray i 111 
 underneath, finely indented 
 about the Edges, and let 
 on each fide of a Middle- 
 rib. It grows commonly 
 on Chalky Ground, and in 
 hilly Paftures, 
 
 TU 
 
B U ( 39 ) 
 
 B V 
 
 ’Tis Cordial, ana Alexi- 
 pharmick. The green Herb 
 is put into Wine, to chcar 
 f the Heart; and it renders 
 it very plealant,by' impart- 
 ing an Aroinatick Smell 
 and Talte to it. ’Tis a 
 good Prefervative againft 
 the Piague, and orher con- 
 tagious Difearcs. ’Tis al- 
 fo aftringent t Of ex- 
 cellent ule in immoderate 
 Fluxes of the Courfes and 
 Belly, and in all Hemor- 
 rhages, and to dry and 
 heal Wounds and Ulcers, 
 ,and the Biting of a Mad- 
 Dog. The following Wa- 
 ter was much ufed in the 
 laft Loniion^hgne : Take 
 of the Tops of Burnet , 
 Rolcmary, Wormwood , 
 Sun-Dew, Mug wort, Dra- 
 gon's Scabious: Agrimony, 
 Balm, Carduus, Bctony, 
 the Idler Centory , one 
 Handful each ; of the 
 Roots of Tormentil, An- 
 gelica, Peony, Zedoary , 
 Liquoriflj andEIecampanc, 
 each half an Ounce ; of 
 the Leaves of Sage, Ce- 
 landine and Rue, of the 
 Leaves and Flowers of 
 Marigolds, each oncHand- 
 • ful ; cut them, and infufc 
 
 them three Days in four 
 Quarts of the belt White- 
 wine ; then diftil them 
 carefully , and keep the 
 Water for ufe. The Dole 
 was four Spoonfuls. 
 
 )15tttnet*&a]riftage, in 
 
 Latin PimpineUa Saxifraga . 
 The Roots , Seeds, and 
 Leaves, are of a Sweet, 
 Aromatick, Hot, Parfly 
 Taftc, and Diuretick Ver- 
 tue, but much more hot 
 and pungent than Parfly. 
 
 315lltter45ttt , or Peftb* 
 
 lent-wort, in Latin Pet a fit it, 
 Firft it lends forth a Stalk 
 about nine Inches high,that 
 is concave and downy, 
 with narrow, (harp Leaves 
 on it. At the top is a long 
 fpiked Head of Flowers, of 
 a purplilh Colour. When 
 the Flowers fade, and the 
 Stalks die, larger Leaves 
 fuccccd, like the Leaves of 
 Colts-foot, but twice or 
 thrice as large, or larger i 
 hook’d near the Foot-ftalk; 
 they are almoft round, and 
 indented about the Edges. 
 The Root is thick and bit- 
 ter, and creeps much. It 
 grows in moift places,and 
 near the Banks of Rivers, 
 D 4 the 
 
B U 
 
 B U (40 
 
 the Spike and Flower flou- 
 rifh in ApiL 
 
 ’Tis much us’d ;n 
 Peftilential Fevers. ’Tis 
 alfo reckon’d good in 
 Coughs, and for an AJth - 
 ma. It expels the broad 
 Worms of the Belly, and 
 provokes Urine and the 
 Courfes. ®Tis outwardly 
 applied to Bubo’s, a ndMa- 
 lignant Ulcers. ’Tis us’d 
 alio to provoke Sweat, and 
 to expel Malignity : Take 
 of the Root of Burdock. 
 Virginian Snake-weed and 
 Contrayerva , each one 
 Dram $ of Cochinell and 
 Saffron, each half a Dram; 
 make a Powder. The 
 Dofe is half a Dram, to 
 be taken in a proper ¥a* 
 ter. 
 
 2l5utt*ttoO& or York - 
 Jbire-Sanicfe, in Latin &n- 
 gificula* The Root has 
 feme white Fibres, that 
 are pretty large conlider. 
 ing the fmalnefs of the 
 Pl?mt. It does not grow 
 deep. Six or feven of the 
 Leaves lie on the Earth, 
 and fometimes more ; of a 
 pale yellow Green ; they 
 look greafie, and ffiine as 
 
 2 
 
 if they were befmear’d ; in 
 length two Inches, and in 
 breadth about one ; they 
 are fomewhat blunt at the j 
 Ends,theEdgcs arcfmooth, 
 the upper part of the Leaf 
 is cover’d with a very fhort j 
 Down, which is fcarcely s 
 feen. Some Foot-ftalks, j 
 about an Hand high, arife 
 amonglt the Leaves; at 
 the top of each is plac’d 
 one purplifh Flower, of 
 one Leaf, divided into live 
 parts. It grows in marlhy 1 
 Places, and on moilt Hills. 
 
 The Leaves bruis’d and 
 applied, cure frelhWounds, 
 Country-PeoplccureChaps 
 in Cows Dugs, and Chaps 
 and Swellings on their 
 Hands, by anointing them 
 with the fat Juice of this 
 Herb. The Weljb make a 
 Syrup of it, wherewith 
 they purge themfelves : ; 
 They alfo boyl the Herb in 
 Broth for the fame purpofe, 
 for it purges Flegm very 
 briskly : They alfo make 
 an Ointment of it, which is 
 of excellent ufe forObttru- 
 dicn of the Liver. The 1 
 Leaves beat, and applied 
 toParts affeded withPain, i 
 cafe thePain,’Tis reckon’d ’ 
 Yulne? I 
 
C A 
 
 C A (41 ) 
 
 Vulnerary, and very good 
 for Ruptures in Children, 
 
 x , 
 
 c. 
 
 in Latin 
 
 Warts anointed 
 with the Juice of it, are 
 taken off in the fpace of 
 fourteen Days. The Leaves 
 boil’d in wine, and applied 
 to Ulcers, and the Lepro- 
 fte, do much good. And 
 lo great is the Virtue of it, 
 that the Urine of thofc that 
 feed on it is very ufeful , 
 and proper for curing the 
 Fiftula, Cancer, Tetters, 
 and fuch like Difcafes. At 
 the Beginning of an In- 
 flammation of the Jaws, 
 (when we defign to cool 
 and repel) we make ufe 
 of the Liquor if it. A 
 Pcrfonlo over-run with the 
 Scurvy that he could fcarce 
 go or (land, and had fpots 
 all over his Breaft and 
 Legs was curedbydrinking 
 daily three Pints of Wine, 
 wherein four handfuls of 
 Red Cabbage had been in- 
 fus’d, with half a Dram of 
 Ginger, and two Drams of 
 Cinnamon. For a Pain in 
 the Side apply a Leaf of it 
 
 befmeir’d with Butter, hot, 
 to the Part aft’edted, having 
 firft fprinkfd Powder of 
 Cumin- iced upon it. ’Tis 
 faid, Cabbage prevents 
 Drunkcnnefs. 
 
 Hv»-Cal)l 3 agf, or Cole- 
 wort , in Latin Brafica Ma - 
 rina. It grows every where 
 almoft, on the Sen-ihcre,in 
 England: Our People, in 
 fuch places, eat it; prefer- 
 ring it before Garden- 
 Cabbage. 
 
 jR-Wi-CalatTltnt, in La- 
 tin Calamintha . It fprings 
 up yearly , with many 
 Stalks, which are two Foot 
 high, fmall, four-fquare, 
 ftitf and hairy 3 they look 
 rcddifli in Sunny Places 3 
 they are branchy, and bend 
 downward. The Leaves, 
 by Intervals, are °ppofite 
 one to the other, fmall, 
 hairy, w ! ich here and there 
 a Jag 3 they fmell as ftrong 
 as Penny-royal, and almoft 
 as ftrong as Water-nvnt ; 
 they arc, for the molt part 
 triangular, of an Acrid and 
 quick Tafte. The Flowers 
 are plac’d lnWhirls at eve- 
 ry Joint, and arc of a- pale 
 purple or sky-colour, and 
 have; 
 
C A 
 
 C A ( 4O 
 
 have a Jong Tube , with 
 a Lip divided into three 
 Clefts ; and are plac’d up- 
 on pretty long Foot-ftalks. 
 FromtheWing of theLeaf, 
 on each fide , comes forth 
 a common Footstalk, ob- 
 long, arid fmall, fuftaining 
 many fmall Flowers, with 
 little, peculiar Foot-ftalks. 
 The Cup of the Flower, 
 and the Seed-veftel, is ob- 
 long, narrow, channel’d, 
 and ^ contains four Seeds, 
 joyn’d together at the bot- 
 tom ; they are very fmall, 
 and red. It flovVers late, 
 about Autmn. It grows 
 plentifully in Ditches, and 
 near High-ways, and on 
 Sandy andBarren Grounds. 
 
 Tis hot and dry, Sto- 
 machick and Uterine. It 
 provokes the Courfcs and 
 Urine: It opens the Liver, 
 and cures a Cough. The 
 Leaves relieve thofe that 
 are bit by Serpents, being 
 infus’d in Beer, or us’d out- 
 wardly in an Ointment. 
 A Decodtion of them is 
 good for thole that are 
 Shorr-brearh’d, Burden, or 
 Grip’d : It cures the Jaun- 
 dice, and refills Poylon. 
 Ifie Herbs us’d in Drink, 
 
 with Salt and Hony, kills 
 Worms. It cures an EU- 
 fhantiafit , if it be ufed fre- 
 quently. Take of the 
 Leaves of Calamint, Sa- 
 voury and Lungwort, each 
 one Handful ; one large 
 Leaf of Tobacco, of Li- 
 
 quorifin llic’d two Drams ; 
 of the Roots of Elecamr 
 
 pane, of Polypody of the 
 Oak prepar’d, each two 
 Ounces j of Currants two 
 Ounces i of Sebeftens , 
 number fifteen ; of the 
 Seeds of Nettles oneDram 
 and an half : Boyl them in 
 fweet Wine diluted to a 
 Pint and an half, with a 
 Pound and an half ofSugar 
 make a Syrup. Let it be 
 taken intheform of a Lin- 
 eftus, or a Spoonful Morn- 
 ing and Evening. This is 
 good for an AJlhnui. 
 
 CalbcsTnottt, or Snap* 
 dr agon 7 in Latin Antirrhi- 
 num, 5 Lis a very curious 
 Plant, confiding of a fmall 
 whitilh Root. The Stalks 
 are a Foot, or two Foot 
 nigh, round, and hairy, 
 The Leaves are plac’d al- 
 ternately ; they are fomc- 
 what red, and fat under, 
 and taftc a little acrid 
 and 
 
C A 
 
 C A 
 
 ( 4? ) 
 
 and bitterifh. The little 
 Flowers come out of the 
 Wings of the Leaves, and 
 they are of two Colours, 
 partly white, and parrly 
 purple ; five or feven 
 green, hairy Leaves en- 
 compafs the bottom of 
 them. 
 
 This Plant isfeldomus’d 
 in Phyfick, but is prderv’d 
 in Gardens for the Beauty 
 of its Flower. Thofe 
 Things that arc affirm’d of 
 the Virtue of this Plant a- 
 gainft Aparitions, Enchant- 
 ments and Sorcery, arc fri- 
 volous, fupcrftitious, and 
 wholly fabulous. 
 
 CDammocfc. See Reft 
 Harrow* 
 
 Cantsmtle , in Latin 
 Cham&melum , There is fo 
 much Camomile in Corn- 
 wall, that you (cent it as 
 you ride there on the 
 Road, 
 
 It digcfts,lcofncth, mol- 
 lifies, eales Pain, provokes 
 Urine and the Courlcs ; 
 wherefore it is much us’d 
 in the Cholick, and for 
 Convullions that proceed 
 
 from Wind. Among all 
 the Plants that are us’d-in 
 Baths for the Stone, none 
 is fo effc&ual as the Flow* 
 ers of Camomile. ’Tis 
 outwardly us’d in Parcgo- 
 rick, Emollient and Sup- 
 purating Pultiffes, and for 
 Clyfters. The Oyl of Ca- 
 momile foftens hard Swel- 
 ings, and difeuffes them, 
 and cafes the Pain. Some 
 drink a Deco&ion of it for 
 the Stone. A Perfon that 
 had the Stone , and had 
 tried many Medicines to 
 no purpofe, was wonder- 
 fully relieved by the fol- 
 lowing Remedy. I took, 
 favs he, two Handfuls of the 
 Flowers of the Common Ca- 
 momile , which I infus'd in 
 a Quart of Rhenijh-Wine , 
 and digefted them in hot 
 JJhes two Hours ; then I 
 ftrain'd the Liquor, and ad- 
 ded two Handfuls more of 
 the Flowers , and digefted 
 them as before ; and repeat- 
 ed the fame a third time ; 
 but the laft time it muft be 
 infus'd no longer time than 
 Afparagus or Fijh ' are wont 
 to be boyld in . It is to he no- 
 ted, that this Docottion is 
 render'd fo fait , that one 
 would think a good quantity 
 of Salt had been dijfolv'd in 
 
C A 
 
 C A 
 
 ( 44 ) 
 
 it. I took two or three Spoon- 
 fuls of this Decottion in a 
 f mall Draught of hat Wine ; 
 and by the Ufe of this Jimple 
 Medicine ( God he prais'd ) 
 the dreadful Symptoms were 
 mitigated , and the Wreters 
 relaxed ; fo that fome Sto?ies 
 came away by Jjvine, with- 
 out any great Pain. After- 
 wards I prefac'd the fame 
 for fever al others that were 
 fo a flitted, who found alfo 
 much Relief , efpecially if 
 they were plac'd in a Bath . 
 The Saltnefs he mentions 
 in this Infufion, is very re- 
 markable. 
 
 Two or three Spoonfuls 
 of the Juice of Camomile, 
 with a lew Drops of Spirit 
 of Vitriol, given in Broth, 
 before the Fit comes, ge- 
 nerally cures Agues of all 
 forts. 
 
 Oyl of Camomile is 
 niaue the fame way that 
 Oyl of Rofcs is. 
 
 CantoiMe. Sec Red- 
 
 Poppy. 
 
 , Carratoap, in Latin 
 Carum. It has a long, /in- 
 gle Root, as thick as the 
 Thumb, or thicker, and 
 
 white. The Bulk of it is 
 increas’d by fome Fibres 
 that grow to it, which have 
 an Aromatick Tafte, and 
 are fomewhat acrid. It has 
 many Stalks three or four 
 Foot high , channei’d , 
 fmooth, folid and jointed • 
 and fometimes divided, in- 
 to Branches. The Leaves 
 have a long Foot-ftalk that 
 is like the Keel of a Shin, 
 but *tis narrow • they grow 
 partly from the Root, and 
 partly from the Wings of 
 the Branches ; like Leaves 
 of Wild-Carrot, but they 
 bear their Wings at a 
 greater didance. The 
 Flowers are iingle, fmall, 
 round, whiti/h, orreddifh. 
 The Seed is oblong, chan- 
 nel’./, and of an acrid and 
 Aromatick Tafte. It grows 
 frequently in fat, plcafant 
 and green Fields, and in 
 Meadows that are fome- 
 times water’d. 
 
 1 heSccd is Stomachick, 
 and Dm retick : it expels 
 Wind, and helps Ccnco- 
 eftion ; provokes Urine , 
 and ftrengthens the Brain. 
 ’Lis of great Ufe in the 
 Cholick,and for Giddinefs 
 in the Head, and the like. 
 
 'Tis 
 
C A 
 
 G A 
 
 ( 4f ) 
 
 * Ti* much us’d in the 
 
 Kuchin; for it is baked in 
 Bread , and mixed with 
 Cheefc , and bey I’d in 
 Broths. ’Pis fold in the 
 Shops candied. 1 he Root, 
 when it is tender, is as ef- 
 ' fedtual as the Seed, and 
 eats more plcafantly than 
 Parfnips. Take of the 
 Seeds of Caraways, Co- 
 riander and Sweet Fennel, 
 each fifteen Grains ; of 
 white Amber one Dram ; 
 of the yellowPill of Citron, 
 of the Flowers of Rofc- 
 mary, one Dram and an 
 •half; of Nutmeg hair a 
 Dram ; of the fineil Sugar 
 three Ounces ; make a 
 grols Powder of them all : 
 Take half a Spoonful of it 
 after Meals, to help Di- 
 geftion. 
 
 Wild- in Latin 
 
 Dan ens Ojfinarum. 
 
 ’Tis Uterine and Diure- 
 ' tick : ’ bis chiofiy ufed in 
 Obltrudf ionsof the Gourf- 
 cs, in a Suffocation, for the 
 Pain of the Matrix, and 
 for a Flatulent Cholick, the 
 Hickop , Oblfreclicn of 
 Urine, and an old Cough. 
 The Seeds of it infus’d in 
 
 Beer, and drunk, is much 
 commended by fome Mo- 
 dern Authors, especially by 
 Charlton , for the Strangury, 
 and the Stone in the Kid- 
 nies. Two Drams of the 
 Seedinfus’dinW hite-winc, 
 and drunk , is good, for 
 Mother-fits. The little 
 purple Flower of it is 
 counted a certain Reme- 
 dy fortheFalling-Sicknefs, 
 Mr. Boyle , in his Book of 
 the Ufefulnefs of Natural 
 Philofophy , faySj That 
 difcourfng once 'with an 
 Eminently Learned and 
 Experienc’d Phyfciam of 
 the Antinephritical Vir- 
 tue of the Seed of this 
 Carrot , fermented in 
 fmall Ale , he fmilingly 
 told him , That he found 
 its Efficacy hut too great j 
 for, having preferib d it 
 to fome of his Rich Pa- 
 tients, who were wont 
 frequently to have re- 
 courfe to him ’ for the 
 Stone ; after the Ufe of 
 this Drink for a pretty 
 while , he J el dom^ heard 
 of them any more ♦ 
 Mr. Boyle preferib’d one 
 j Ounce 
 
C E 
 
 ( 46 ) 
 
 C E 
 
 XDunce and an half of this 
 Seed to a Gallon of Ale. 
 
 CClaitStnC » in Latin 
 Chelidonium majus, It has 
 divers tender, round, light- 
 green Stalks, with greater 
 joints than ordinary in o- 
 ther Herbs ; they are very 
 brittle, branchy, and have 
 large, tender, long Leaves, 
 divided into many Parts, 
 and each of them cut in the 
 Edges ; they are placed at 
 the Joints on both Hides of 
 the Branches, of a dark- 
 bluiih grccnColour above, 
 like Columbines, of a pale 
 bluilh Green underneath. 
 They are full of yellow 
 Sap, which is of a bitter 
 Tafte, and ftrong Smell. 
 At the tops of theirBranch- 
 es, which are much di- 
 vided, grow yellow Flow- 
 ers , conliltng of four 
 Leaves: After which come 
 fmall, long Pods, with 
 blackifli Seeds therein.The 
 Root is pretty large at the 
 Head, (hooting forth divers 
 other long Roots, and fmall 
 Fibres jreddifh on the out- 
 fide, and full of yellow Sap 
 'within. 
 
 *Tis hot and dry : It c- 
 vacuates Choler by Urine 
 and Stool, and cheats the 
 Sight. A Syrup made of 
 the whole Herb is good in 
 the jaundice, for Obftru- 
 dtionsof the Liver, Spleen 
 and Kidnics, It cures a 
 Tetter ( called in Latin 
 Herpes Miliar is ) effectual- 
 ly, it being anointed with 
 the juice. The Juice, or 
 diftiil’d Water of it, out- 
 wardly applied, ftrength- 
 ens the Eyes, and cures 
 Ulcers : But becaufe the 
 
 that will abate its Acrimo- 
 ny. A great quantity of 
 the Juice is made life of in 
 the Com portion of Jqna 
 Mirabilis , which is made 
 in the foliowing manner : 
 Take of Cloves, Galangal, 
 Cubed, Mace, Cardamoms, 
 N utmeg, Ginger, each one 
 Dram 5 of the Juice of Ce- 
 landine half a Pint, of 
 Brandy one Pint, of White- 
 wine three Pints ; inful e 
 them twenty four Hours, 
 and then diitii a Quart in 
 B. M. Celandine grows in 
 lna ay and rough Places, 
 and among!! Rubbilh. 
 
 The 
 
( 47 ) 
 
 C E 
 
 The lejj'er CelanDtne, 
 or Pile-wort, in Latin Che- 
 lidonium minus. ’Tis a. lit- 
 tle Plant, about a Hand’s 
 breadth, which has yearly 
 a new Root , Leaf and 
 Flower. The Root is in- 
 lipid, and partly round, as 
 an Onion, and partly con- 
 lifting of many white Fi- 
 bres ; from whence arilcs a 
 fmall Stalk, near the Earth 
 white, above of a light 
 purple; and at the bottom 
 is a Joint from whence a- 
 rifes two Leaves, opp elite 
 one to another, with long 
 Stalks, that have a broad 
 Beginning, and arc of a 
 flelhy Colour, and end nar- 
 row and Green : They are 
 fomewhat like Ivy-leaves, 
 but l'oftcr, lei's and round- 
 er, they fhine, and are 
 nervous, and have fome- 
 times white Spots ; as alfo 
 thofc two that a rile from 
 the Root. The Leaves, up- 
 on the Stalks are much in-, 
 dented, like the L raves of 
 Creeping-Ivy ; and they 
 
 C E 
 
 bling that of Crowfoot, 
 confifting of eight or nine 
 fmall Leaves, of a Golden 
 {Fining Colour. The Cup 
 conliftsof three little, fhorr, 
 Leaves, and has in the mid- 
 dle many yellow Threads. 
 A little Head, cover’d with 
 Pricks, fuccecds the Flow- 
 er, of a ycllowifli green 
 Colour, compos’d of the 
 Seeds, It flowers at the 
 latter eed of March , or 
 the beginning of April ; in 
 May the Leaves and Flow- 
 ers vanifli ; the Roots {hoot 
 forth the next Spring. It 
 grows in Meadows, near 
 Ditches, and chiefly in wet 
 Grounds. 
 
 It cools and moiftens ^ 
 and is chiefly ufed for the 
 Jaundice , Scurvy , and 
 Bleeding of the Hemor- 
 rhoids. Outwardly ap- 
 plied, *cis a Speciftck for 
 Excrcfcencics in the Fun- 
 dament and is much com- 
 mended ; for clcanfing the 
 Teeth, and for preferring 
 them from Putrefaction. 
 
 arc commonly plac’d alter- 
 nately ,and hang urQnfliort, 
 green Foot-ftalks, At the 
 top of the Branches is 
 plac’d one Flower, refem- 
 
 The lejj'er CftltDjp , in 
 Latin Centaurium minus* 
 The Root is fmall, white 
 and woody, it creeps awry, 
 
( 48 ) 
 
 C E 
 
 C E 
 
 ’as fall of Twigs, without 
 Juice, and infipid : It has 
 mo ft commonly but one 
 Stalk, nine Inches or one 
 Foot high,lmooth andfirm. 
 Some of the Leaves lie on 
 the Ground , others are 
 plac’d on the Stalk by 
 Pairs, one oppollte to ano- 
 tlicr,iarger than thcLcavcs 
 of St. Johi's-wort , frnooth 
 and green. They have 
 three great Nerves, very 
 conip icuous, oil the Under- 
 fidc, running according to 
 their Longitude. There are 
 many Flowers joyn’d toge- 
 ther at the top of the Stalk 
 and Branches , but they 
 have no Foot-ftalk • they 
 arc expanded from a long 
 Tube unto fivei'harp pieces, 
 relcmbiing fo many I caves, 
 and they have five yellow 
 Tors. The Cup of the 
 Flower is compos’d of 
 five narrow, acute, (mall j 
 Leaves. Long, ftarvling, 
 little. Heads fuccccd the 
 Flowers, full of Seeds like 
 Sand. It dowers in July, 
 and is common in dqyPa- 
 ftures. 
 
 Gallen^ by rcafon of the 
 wonderful and great Vir- 
 tue of this Plant, wrote a 
 
 whole Book of it. *Tis 
 Splenetick and Hepatick, 
 bitter without Biting : ’tis 
 Clcanfing, Opening and 
 Vulnerary : *Tfs good in 
 thejaundice,in SupprelTion 
 of the Courfes,inthe Gout, 
 and for Worms ; and is a 
 Specifick for the Biting of 
 a Mad-Dog. The Deco- 
 dtion of it is us’d with Sjc- 
 ccfs in Tertian -Agues ; 
 wherefore ’tis called by 
 fome the Febrifuge-Plant. 
 ’Tis one of the Ingredients 
 of the Bitter Drink, fo 
 much us’d by the London- 
 Phyficians; which is made 
 | in the following manner : 
 
 | Take of the Tops of the 
 Ldfer Centory , of the 
 Flowers of Camomile, each 
 one Pugil ; of the Roots of 
 Gentian half a Scruple j of 
 the Leaves of Sena, and 
 Carduus-feed , each one 
 Dram ; of Salt of Worm- 
 wood ten Grains ; boyl 
 them in afufficicnt quanta 
 l ty of Fountain-water, to 
 four Ounces. ADccodion 
 of the Tops of it takes off 
 Pimples, Spots, Morphew, 
 and other Difeafesof the 
 Skjn. A Lee made of it 
 cleanfcs the Hair , and 
 makes it white. A Man 
 a! molt 
 
c o 
 
 ( 49 ) 
 
 c o 
 
 almoft deftroy’d by the 
 Jaundice, was cured by 
 drinking every Morning a 
 ftrong Decoiftion of this 
 Herb. It will not grow in 
 Gardens. 
 
 Common Wild r i;erhtl, 
 in Latin C ere folium Silve- 
 Jlre. It has a woody, An- 
 gle, white Root, and very 
 lm a 11 Fibres ; ’tis as thick 
 as the Little Finger. The 
 Tafte of itisfomewhat a- 
 crid. It has fometimes one, 
 fometimes more Stalks. 
 They are a Cubit and an 
 half high, or higher, round, 
 channei’d,fmooth and em- 
 pty ,, and knotted with 
 Joints, plac’d at a great di- 
 ftance ; and they belly out 
 under the Joints. The 
 Branches come out alter- : 
 nately, at each Joint, from 
 the Wings of the Leaves. 
 This is one of the Plants ; 
 that are called Umbellife- ; 
 rous. The Flowers are 
 fmall and white, and ccn- 
 fift of five Leaves, and fo i 
 many white Threads. The ( 
 Seeds are oblong, fmooth ( 
 and blackifli when they are j 
 ripe, of a fweet and Aro- r 
 matick Tafte. The Leaves [ 
 are fofter, and cut (harper 
 
 e than the Leaves of Parity^ 1 
 Y of an Aromatick Smell and 
 i Tafte, and of a pale-green 
 s Colour, and fometimes a 
 i little red. The Foot-ftalks 
 are often red, and fome- 
 what hairy. Tho’wefaid 
 , the Leaves grow alternate* 
 
 - ly upon the Stalks, yet at 
 
 - the top they are plac'd by 
 ' Pairs: And from theWings 
 
 ofthele, twoBranches rife ; 
 which is common to moft 
 other U mbelliferousPlants. 
 It flowers in May : Soon 
 after the Seed is ripe it wi- 
 thers away. It fprings a- 
 gain in the Autumn, and 
 is green all the Winter. 
 
 Chervil (efpecially that 
 which grows in Gardens ) 
 is hot and dry, and Diu- 
 retick. It provokes the 
 Courfes, and is Lithrontri- 
 ptick : It quickens the 
 Blood, when coagulated , 
 and difpofes to Sleep. 
 
 ’Tis ufe4 outwardly 
 with great Succefs for the 
 Cholick, and Obftru&ion 
 of Urine : Ufed in Cata- 
 plafms, it difeuftes Tu- 
 mours and Clodded Blood 
 like 5b/owo»V-Seal,. Ti 
 E chief! 
 
C H 
 
 ( 5 ° ) 
 
 G H 
 
 chiefly us’d for Swellings, 
 and'Hardnefs of the Paps. 
 
 Take of the Roots of 
 Chervil, Knee-holm, Poly- 
 pody of the Oak, of each 
 one Ounce ; of the Leaves 
 of Water-Hemp, Agrimo- 
 ny, of the Oak of jerufa - 
 lem , of Maiden-hair, and 
 Ground-Ivy , each one 
 Handful ; of the Seeds of 
 Baftard-Saffron oneOunce, 
 of the Roots of Plorentine- 
 Flower-deluce , half an 
 Ounce, of the Seeds of 
 Danewort five Drams, of 
 the Root of the Sweet- 
 fmelling Flag half an 
 Ounce ; boyl them in two 
 Quarts of Fountain-water , 
 to the Confumption of a 
 third part 5 then ftrain it, 
 and add one Ounce and 
 an half of Sena, and two 
 Drams of Agarick ; Me- 
 choacan and Turbith,each 
 half an Ounce; of Yellow- 
 Sanders one Dram and an 
 half, of the Roots of Leffer 
 Gaianga one Dram ; boyl 
 hem in a clofe VefTel two 
 ours, then ftrain the Li- 
 fer, and add two Ounces 
 °%e beft Hony, clarified 
 ^ithe White of anEgg : 
 ^^e a purging Mead : 
 
 The Dofe is fix or eight 
 Ounces, twice or thrice 
 a Week. This is proper 
 in a Dropfie of the Brea ft. 
 
 Cl} , in Latin 
 Cera/us. 
 
 Cherries, when they are 
 frefti, loofen the belly; but 
 when dry , they bind :Thofe 
 that are Iweet, purge; but 
 they are offenfive to the 
 Stomach. Sharp and harfti 
 Cherries are Binding. The 
 diftill’d Water of fharp 
 Cherries, and the Cherries 
 themfelves extinguilh Fe- 
 verifti Heats, and quench 
 Thirft, and create an Ap- 
 petite: And, preferv’d with 
 Sugar, they are very grate- 
 ful to the Stomach, and 
 reckon’d by the Women 
 the beftS weet-Meats; but, 
 by reafon of the Abun- 
 dance of their Moifture, 
 they cannot be kept long. 
 
 The decodtion of dried 
 Cherries is excellent in Hi- 
 pocondriack Difeafes ; and 
 many have been cur’d by 
 this Remedy alone. Sweet 
 Cherries are peculiarly 
 good for Difeafes in the 
 Head, the Falling-fickncfs, 
 
G H 
 
 Cfi ) 
 
 C H 
 
 ►Apoplexy and Palfie. 
 Lord that was feiz’d with 
 an Apoplexy , and was 
 fpeechlefs three Days, re 
 icover’d his Speech by take 
 ing Spirit of Cherries. In 
 Stammering, and other Vi- 
 ces of Speech, wafli the 
 Mouth often with the Spi- 
 rit of Black-Cherries • for 
 they are very Cephalick, 
 md do much ftrengthen 
 the Mufcles of the Tongue 
 indthe Spirits defign’d for 
 :heir Ufe. The diftilfd 
 Water of fweet Black- 
 cherries is much com 
 nended, and us’d for Chil- 
 Iren’s Convulfions. Take 
 •n equal quantity of this 
 Vater, and the Water of 
 -im e-tree-flowers : The 
 Dofe is, an Ounce, or two 
 Dunces, according to the 
 Lge of the Child. ° Wines 
 nd Potions are prepar’d 
 f Cherries feveral W ays 
 ither by Diftillation, or 
 afufion, or by mixing Su- 
 ar with the Juice, and 
 trmenting it. In Italy they 
 repare a Potion with frefh 
 Iherries, which they call 
 larnfco ; they drink it be- 
 )re it ferments : ’Tis fold 
 [ere in Taverns in th el 
 immer-time,andis count-! 
 
 cd a good, cooling Liquor . 1 
 The Oyl drawn from the 
 Kernels in a Prefs, is faid 
 to take Spots and Pimples? 
 from the Skin, by anoint- 
 ing it : And J cis reckon’d 
 good for the Gout, and 
 Stone in the Kidneys and 
 Bladder. The Gum of 
 Cherries , diluted with 
 Wine , cures inveterate 
 Coughs, quickens theSight,’ 
 and provokes Appetite : 
 ’Tis alfo counted Lithon- 
 triptick, drunk in Wine. 
 Some, when they eat great 
 quantitiesofCherries,fwal- 
 ow the Stones to prevent 
 Surfeits, which is a vulgar 
 Error j for, many times 
 they lie long in the Sto- 
 mach, and do much hurt. 
 The Livers of Sparrows 
 grow very big at Cherry- 
 time. The following Sorts 
 of Cherries are much e- 
 fteem’d here in England , 
 
 ( viz. ) The May-Cher- 
 ry, the Duke-Cherry , the 
 Arch-Duke-Cherry , the 
 Flanders-Cherry, the Red- 
 Heart-Cherry, the Car- 
 nation and the Amber- 
 Cherry , the Bleeding- 
 heart and the Navies , 
 
 E 2 the 
 
C H ( 
 
 the Purple-Cherry , the ' 
 Black-Orleance, and the 
 common Black-Cherry , 
 Luke Ward's Cherry , the 
 Clufier-C berry fheDivarf- 
 Cherry } and the Adorello- 
 Cherry. 
 
 Cljefauktree, in Latin 
 Cajlanea , It is a great and 
 ftately Tree, as thick as an 
 old Oak j To very large 
 fometimes,that three Men, 
 with their Arms extended, 
 can fcarce encompafs the 
 Trunk of it. It has many 
 Branches, the fmali Twigs 
 are of a Crimfon Colour. 
 It has a fmooth Bark,fpot- 
 ted, and blackifh , anc 
 fometimes of an Alli-co- 
 lour, but chiefly the Extre- 
 mity of the Branches : And 
 when the Tree is young, 
 the Wood of it is ftrong 
 and lafting; but yet it 
 bends with a Burthen, and 
 cracks much in the Fire, 
 and its Coals are foon cx- 
 tinguilh’d. It has large 
 Leaves, about two Inches 
 broad, and in length about 
 Eve ; they are thin, wrink- 
 ly, and indented like aSaw, 
 with many tranfverfeVeins 
 fticking on the Back, ex- 
 
 5 2 ) C H 
 
 tended from the Middle- 
 rib that is moft remarkable. 
 Long hanging Buds pre- 
 cede the Fruit, having yel- 
 low Tufts. The Cups are 
 prickly, and like a Bur ;| 
 within they are hairy, and 
 as foft as Silk : They con- 
 tain two or three Nuts, 
 fomebut one, ending fliarp, 
 from a broad Bads ; they 
 are about an Inch long, flat 
 on one fide, and bellying 
 out on the other, and are 
 in fliape fomething like the 
 Heart. The Nut is white,! 
 folid and hard, fweet and 
 palatable ; efpecially when 
 it is roafted. It chiefly 
 grows on Mountains, and 
 Rifing Grounds. There 
 are Abundance of them in 
 Italy , where the People 
 that live on the Mountain; 
 eat little elfe. They buc 
 at the Beginning of Spring 
 and foon after flower. The 
 Fruit is ripe about the Lat- 
 ter End of September. The 
 goodNuts are known frorr 
 the bad, by putting then 
 in Water ; for, if they an 
 found and good they fink 
 but ifotherwife they fwim 
 We in England make o 
 this Wood Bcdfteads i 
 Chairs , Tables, Chcfts 
 an 
 
nd other Furniture for 
 oufes. In fome Places 
 eyond Sea they make 
 Bread andFrumenty of the 
 slower of the Nuts; but 
 
 mulfion of Chefnuts,made 
 with the Decodlion of Li- 
 quor i Hi, and a few White 
 Poppy-feeds, is good for 
 Heat of Urine. 
 
 uch fort of courfe Diet is 
 10 way plealing to the En- 
 iijb, who ( God be thank- 
 ed ) have Plenty of whol- 
 om Food, and great Abun- 
 iance of all things necdTa- 
 [y. They are either boyi’d 
 whole in Water,or roafted 
 >n the Fire, or fry’d. In 
 \taly the Gentry and Citi- 
 zens roaft them underAfh- 
 kand, having pill’d them, 
 nix a littleSugar and Juice 
 )fOrangesorLimons with 
 hem, and fo eat them for 
 i Second Courfe. But, 
 which way foever they are 
 prepar'd, they are windy, 
 Lnd injurious to the Sto- 
 liach and Head, and to 
 :hofe that are fubjedt to 
 ITholical Pains, and the 
 Stone. The Nuts are 
 iftringent,andconfequcnt- 
 y do good in Fluxes of the 
 Selly, and for Spitting of 
 Blood. They are faid to 
 )e good for Coughs, being 
 :aten with Hony, failing : 
 ^.s alfo is an Eledluary pre- 
 ■>Ar’d with the Flower of 
 hem and Honey. An E- 
 
 Citf Cft-toeeD, in Latin 
 Alfine. It cools andmoift- 
 ens moderately ; upon 
 which Account it is good 
 for Inflammations, and a- 
 gainft Heat, either taken 
 inwardly, or outwardly ap- 
 plied, as Purdain, and the 
 leifer Houfe-leek. *Tis 
 counted ^ood for fuch as 
 are in Confumptions, and 
 wafting Conditions. Birds 
 that are kept in Cages are 
 much refrefhed by this 
 Herb , when they loath 
 their Meat. 
 
 Cowwow-Ctnqttefatl, or 
 Five-Leaved Grafs, in Latin 
 Pentaphillum Vulgatijftmum. 
 ’Tis Vulnerary , and A- 
 ftringent. It ftops Fluxes 
 of the Belly, Bleeding at 
 Nofe , and the Hemor- 
 rhoids. ’Tis good for 
 fpitting of Blood, and a. 
 Cough. *Eis alfo com- 
 mended for a Paliie , a 
 Confumption, the Gour, 
 and Jaundice. ’Tis alfo 
 reckon’d good for the 
 E 3 Stone, 
 
Cl (F4) 
 
 Stone, and Erofions of the 
 Kidneys 5 when they are 
 inflam’d, the Juice of it 
 being drop’d inro them : 
 And all'o for loofenefs of 
 the Teeth , and putrid 
 Gums. It cleanfes alfo 
 Malignant Ulcers. The 
 Aftringent Vertue of it, 
 is moft remarkable , by 
 means whereof it does 
 what it does. One Dram 
 of the Powder of theRcot, 
 taken before the fit, cures 
 Agues. Spon in his Book 
 of Fevers and Febrifu- 
 ges, fays. That Cinquefoil , 
 is a Plant fomewhat Bit- 
 ter, and very Aftringent ; 
 whereby it {Lengthens the 
 Fibres of the Stomach , 
 relax’d by a Fever, and 
 fills and fweetens its A- 
 cid. Hippocrates ufed 
 this Plant to cure Fevers. 
 But, without doubt, it 
 was more eflecftual in 
 Greece , where Hippocrates 
 Liv’d, than here : For , 
 moft Plants have more 
 Vertue in Hot Countries, 
 than in Cold ; efpecially 
 thofe that are fomewhat 
 Aromatick. It has alfo 
 been found by Experi- 
 ence , that the Roots of 
 
 C L 
 
 it cure Ulcers of the 
 Mouth. 
 
 Commo n-Garde n-Clfltp , 
 in Latin Horminum , The 
 Stalk is two Foot high, and 
 higher, about the bignefs 
 of the Little Finger, four- 
 fquare, ftiff and hairy, and 
 full of white Pith. The 
 Leaves are large, hairy and 
 whitifti, very much wrink- 
 led from a large Balls, 
 they end by degrees in a 
 blunt Point ; they are 
 fomewhat indented about 
 the Edges :They are place 
 on long Foot-ftalks, elpe- 
 dally the lower , which 
 come out of the Earth ] 
 thofe of the Stalks are pla4 
 ced by Pairs, oppofite to' 
 one another. The Flowers 
 are fet upon long Stalks 
 on the top of the Stalk; 
 and Branches ; they are 
 compos’d of many Whirls 
 they are of a little blue 
 Colour. The Seed is pret 
 ty large, and fmooth, ane 
 of a brownifti Colour. Th 
 Root is, Angle, and woody 
 and con lifts of many FI 
 bres. The Smell of the 
 whole Plant is very ftrong 
 the Tafte is batter. | 
 grow 
 
CL (jj ) 
 
 C L 
 
 grows in Gardens : It flow- 
 ers in June and July. 
 
 Wine fermented with it 
 is very agreeable to a cold 
 Stomach. *Tis alfo good 
 for barren Women, and for 
 thofe that are troubled with 
 the Whites. The Herb 
 powder’d, and applied to 
 the Noftrils , provokes 
 Sneazing, and cures a Ca- 
 tarrh, and purges theHead. 
 A Decod:ion of it in Wa- 
 ter provokes the Courfes, 
 and expels the After-birth. 
 Cakes made of it are rec- 
 kon’d good to strengthen 
 the Reins, and to ftimulate 
 Venery. The Mufilage of 
 theSeeds is proper for Dif- 
 eafes of the Eyes. (Tis al- 
 fo faid to be good for the 
 Falling-ficknefs, and Mo- 
 ther-fits. The Seed put 
 into the Eyes, takes away 
 Motes. 
 
 dealers. See Qoof- 
 Grafs. 
 
 Clou&fterrp, Knot-ler - 
 ry y or Knout-berry , in Latin 
 Cbajnamorui.lt riles up with 
 {lender, brownifh Stalks, 
 not a Foot high ; fet with 
 four or five large Leaves, 
 
 one above another, at le- 
 veral winged Joints, each 
 of them divided into five 
 parts, and each of them 
 pretty much indented, and 
 jagg’d, rough, and, as it 
 were, crumpled : Each of 
 them is plac’d on a long 
 Foot-fta!k, which at the 
 Joints have two fmall pie- 
 ces like Ears, fet thereat. 
 Every Stalk has one Fiower 
 fet at the top of it, confut- 
 ing of five roundifli, point- 
 ed Leaves, of a dark pur- 
 ple Colour ; after which 
 follow a large Berry, like 
 a Mulberry, of a reddifh 
 Colour when ripe, and is 
 of a fowrifh fweet Tafte. 
 The Root creeps much, 
 and far, (hooting forth fmall 
 Fibres at the knotty Joints, 
 whereby it is faftned in the 
 Ground ; and from thence 
 divers new Stalks fhoor. 
 
 ’ Tis faid, that in Norway 
 they have fo great an Opi- 
 nion of the Virtues of 
 Knot-berry, for curing the 
 Scurvy, and fuch like Dil- 
 eafes, that they remove 
 their Scorbutick People to 
 a neighbouring Ifland , 
 where only fuch Inhabit ; 
 and there they are forc’d 
 to abide till they recover 
 E 4 their 
 
( ) 
 
 C L 
 
 C L 
 
 their Health ; and having 
 no other Proviiion allow’d 
 them , they feed on thefe 
 Berries, whereby they are 
 infallibly cur’d within a 
 few Days. But this fort of 
 Remedy can be only us’d 
 in Summer-time. 
 
 Clofom^all-ljeal , in 
 
 Latin Pal ax Coloni. It has 
 a jointed, creeping Roct ; 
 it bunches out. The Stalks 
 are five or fix Foot high, 
 fomewhat reddiffi, hairy, 
 rough and four-fquare,and 
 empty. The Leaves are 
 placed at the Joints, by 
 Pairs, oppofite to one an- 
 other j they are fharp, hai- 
 ry, foft, except the Rib of 
 the Undcr-fide, which is 
 reddiih, and a little rough ; 
 they are indented about 
 the Edges ; they have a 
 jftrong Smell, and bitteriffi 
 Talte. The Flowers are 
 fpiked, and confift of feve- 
 ral Whirls > each of them 
 is hooded , and purplifh. 
 The Lip is of feveral Co- 
 lours in the Cup of the 
 Flower, which islhort, and 
 divided into five acute 
 Pieces, The Seeds grow 
 four by four, black, fhining 
 #nd triangular. It grows 
 
 in watery Places, and near 
 Rivers. 
 
 Our Gerard wonder- 
 fully extols the Efficacy 
 of this Herb , in curing 
 W ounds. He beats it up 
 with Lard, and applies it 
 to the frefli Wound. A 
 Syrup made of it, is an 
 excellent Remedy for 
 Hoarfnefs. 
 
 CoIIj-VfDtJBCr, in Latin 
 Brafica fiorida. This has 
 the fame Virtues with the 
 Common Cabbage. 
 
 Cowiwow-CoLSffiOt , in 
 Latin TuJJilago. The Leaves 
 are roundilh, have many 
 Angles, and are like Buttcr- 
 Bur-leaves, but much Id- 
 ler; under whitiffi, above 
 green ; with a little Cotton 
 upon them, which may be 
 eafily rub’d off with the 
 Fingers : From the fame 
 
 come feveral Stalks, an 
 Hand, and fometimesninQ 
 Inches high, concave red- 
 diih, and have Cotton on 
 them , and little Leaves, 
 much unlike thofe that 
 come from the Root ; 
 namely, long, ffiarp, thin, 
 and without Foot-ltalks ; 
 
 plac’4 
 
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 c o 
 
 plac’d alternately , and 
 prefs’d to the Stalk. Each 
 of them fuftain a yellow 
 Flower, confifting of abun- 
 dance of fmall Leaves. The 
 Roots are fmall, and white, 
 and creep much. The 
 Flowers and Stalks wither 
 foon, (but not in a Pay or 
 two, as l'ome have laid ; ) 
 upon which Account, it has 
 been fuppofed to have nei- 
 ther Flower, nor Cup. 
 It grows in watery Pla- 
 ces. 
 
 The frefhLeaves are ap- 
 plied outwardly to hot U 1- 
 cers, and Inflammations ; 
 but being dried, are pretty 
 acrid and hot. The Fume 
 of them receiv’d into the 
 Mouth, through a Tunnel, 
 and lwallow’d down, or 
 fm cak’d in aTobacco-pipe, 
 is good for a Cough, Dif- 
 ficulty of Breathing, and 
 an Ulcer of the Lungs. 
 A Syrup prepar’d of the 
 Leaves, is good for the 
 fameUfe. Mr. Boyle fays, 
 That the Leaves powder’d, 
 with Saffron and Amber, 
 and fmoak’d in a Pipe, 
 have cur’d a Coniumption. 
 The whitilh Down which 
 grows to the Root, being 
 
 cleans’d from it, and wrap- 
 ped in a Rag, and boyl’d 
 a little in Lee, adding a 
 little Salt Petre, and after 
 dried in the Sun , makes 
 the beft Tinder. Take of 
 the Leaves of Colts-foot, 
 Ground-Ivy, Maiden-hair, 
 Harts-horn rafp’d, Water- 
 Hemp, Agrimony, of each 
 one Handful ; of the Roots 
 of Chervil, and Butcher’s- 
 Broom, each one Ounce j 
 of the Seeds of Baftard- 
 Saffron, of Sweet Fennel- 
 Seed, each half an Ounce ; 
 boyl them in three Quarts 
 of Fountain-water, to the 
 Confumption of half ; ad- 
 ding towards thcEnd three 
 Drams of Liquorifh, and 
 two Ounces, of Railins of 
 the Sun fton’d, and fix Ju- 
 jubes, or three Ounces of 
 the beft Hony clarified : 
 Make an Apozem. The 
 Dofe is four Ounces, hot, 
 twice or thrice in a Day. 
 This is good for Coughs. ' 
 
 Columbine, in Lath*. 
 Jquilcgict. The Seed can- 
 died, is commended for 
 Obftrucftions oftheBowels, 
 and for Giddinefs. One 
 Dram of the Seed pow-., 
 
 , der’d, and taken in Wine, 
 
 with 
 
c o 
 
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 G O 
 
 with Saffron , cures the 
 Jaundice, if the Sick kt p 
 in Bed, and fweat. Th;- 
 diftill’d Water of it dif- 
 cufles inward Tumours, 
 expels Poifon, and eafes 
 the Gripes. The Seed of 
 it finely powder’d, and ta- 
 ken in Wine, helps Delive- 
 ry: If the firft Draught 
 does not do the Bufinefs, 
 repeat it. But it is moft 
 frequently us’d in Garga- 
 rifms, to cleanfe theTeeth, 
 and to cure the Scurvy , 
 and Ulcers of the Mouth 
 and Jaws. Take of the 
 Leaves of Columbine two 
 Handfuls, of White-Pep- 
 per one Dram ; boyl them 
 in a Quart of Poflet-drink 
 till half is wafted : Make 
 a Gargarifm. 
 
 Gmtf-Comfrep, in La- 
 tin Confolida Major, It 
 grows in moift and good 
 Ground. The Root is 
 thick, and full of Sprigs, 
 and very clammy , and 
 taftes infipid. The Stalks 
 are two Foot and an haif 
 high, and higher, a Finger 
 thick, empty, hairy, and 
 rough. The Flowers are 
 many together, upon the 
 Tops of the Stalks and 
 
 Branches, of a pale-yellow 
 Colour, and fometimes in- 
 cline to a Purple. The 
 Leaves are fharp, wrinkly, 
 prickly, equal about the 
 Edges, and difpos’d in no 
 Order. The Seeds are like 
 the Seeds of Viper-Buglofs. 
 It grows in W atery Places, 
 or near Rivers ; and flow- 
 ers in May. 
 
 ’Tis an excellentWound- 
 Herb, is Mufilaginous and 
 Thickning, and qualifies 
 the Acrimony of the Hu- 
 mours. ’Tis ufed in all 
 Fluxes, efpecially of the 
 Belly : and for a Confum- 
 ption. The Flowers boyl’d 
 in Red Wine, are very pro- 
 per for thofe that make a 
 Bloody Urine. Outward- 
 ly applied , it flops the 
 Blood of Wounds , and 
 helps to unite broken 
 Bones ; wherefore *tis cal- 
 led Bone-let. It eafes the 
 Pain of the Gout, and 
 cures Eating Ulcers : Take 
 of theRoot as much as you 
 think convenient, beat it in 
 a Mortar till it is reduc’d 
 ' to a Mafs ; fpread. it on 
 Leather, and apply it to 
 the Part aflecfted. This is 
 excellent for Abating Gou- 
 ty 
 
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 ty Pains, and the Sciatica $ 
 and for Pains in the Arms; 
 and has been alfo us’d for 
 Venereal Pains, with good 
 Succefs. Take of Com- 
 frey-Roots half a Pound, 
 flice them, and put them 
 into an Earthen Pipkin , 
 with half aPoundof. Alicant y 
 and half a Pound of Loaf- 
 Sugar ; cover it with a 
 Paper, and bake it in an 
 Oven, as you do Apples : 
 Eat, Night and Morning, 
 two or three Slices of the 
 Comfrey,and take aSpoon- 
 ful or two of Syrup pre- 
 fently after. This was pre-, 
 fcrib’d for a Lady with 
 Child, that had her Courf- 
 es immoderately, by Do- 
 ctor Willis. And it has cu- 
 red feveral others. 
 
 «Skt-CotalItK0, in Latin 
 CoralUna , ’Tis one, two, 
 or three Inches high, hoa- 
 ry, and of an Afh-colour, 
 fometimes yellowifh, red- 
 difh, or whitifh. It has a 
 bundance of thinBranches, 
 jointed fometimes, with 
 fmall Twigs growing on 
 the fide. It fmells like a 
 Fifh ; the Tafte alfo is falt- 
 ilh, and unpleafant: It 
 cracks between the Teeth, 
 
 like Sand j and is eafily re- 
 duc’d to Powder, by rub- 
 bing it with the Fingers. 
 It grows upon Rocks, and 
 on Shells and Stones near 
 the Sea-fide. 
 
 ’Tis not foft when under 
 water, as C&falpnus writes. 
 Being grofly powder’d, it 
 kills and expels Worms : 
 Half a Dram is given to 
 Boys, not Ten Years of 
 Age ; a Dram to grown 
 People. This is much 
 commendedfor theWorms : 
 Take ofCoralline andCal- 
 cinMHearts-horn,each half 
 a Scruple, of Virginia - 
 Snake-weed one Scruple ; 
 make a Powder : Let the 
 Child take d third part of 
 it Morning and Evening, 
 in a fmall Draught of the 
 white Decodtion. 
 
 Female-<ZtolXit\, Dog- for ~ 
 ry , or Gatter-tree, in Latin 
 Gornus fcemina. It grows 
 commonly in Hedges. The 
 Wood of it is fo very hard, 
 efpecially when it is dry, 
 that it can fcarce be cut. 
 Some People make Oyl 
 of the Berries, for their 
 Lamps. 
 
 Cofc 
 
c o 
 
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 Co£hnatp,in Latin Bal- 
 famita mar. The Roots 
 grow oblique, like the 
 Roots of Mint j they are 
 round, and have many Fi- 
 bres. The Stalks are two 
 or three Foot high, chan- 
 nel’d, branchy, and of a 
 pale-green colour. The 
 Leaves are like the Leaves 
 of Pepperwort, and of the 
 fame Colour with the 
 Stalks ; indented about the 
 Edges, but field om jagged j 
 it has a very ftrong Scent, 
 and a very bitter Tafte. 
 On the top of the Branches 
 are Umbles or Tufts of 
 Golden yellow Flowers, 
 fomewhatlike the Flowers 
 of Tanfie. The Seeds are 
 fmall, oblong and flat. It 
 grows in Gardens. 
 
 It cures the Crudities of 
 the Stomach, Beichings, Vo- 
 mitings, and a Stinking 
 Breath ; the Gripes, Heart- 
 burning, and Pain in the 
 Head, that is occafion’d by 
 Fumes from the Stomach : 
 It opens Women’s Obftru- 
 dlions, and is good in the 
 Stone. The Juice and the 
 Seed kill Worms. ’Tisfup- 
 pofed to be peculiarly good 
 againft the Malignity of 
 Opium, and other Poifogs. 
 
 It curesWounds prefently. 
 An excellent Ballam for 
 old Ulcers is prepar’d of 
 this Herb and Adder’s- 
 tongue, boy’d in Oyl of 
 Olives ; adding Wax and 
 Rozin to bring it to a 
 Confidence. 
 
 CoMtps!, in Latin Bt- 
 ratyjis. *Tis common in Pa- 
 ftures, and flowers in Jpril. 
 
 TheLeavcs and Flowers 
 are us’d amongftPot-herbs, 
 and in Sallcts ; and are ve- 
 ry agreeable to the Head 
 and Nerves. They are us’d 
 in Apoplexies, Palfies, and 
 Pains in the Joints, The 
 Juice of the Flowers takes 
 off Spots and Wrinkles 
 from the Face, and other 
 Vices of the Skin. The 
 Water of the Flowers, the 
 Conferve, and the Syrup 
 are Anodine, and gently 
 provoke Sleep ; and are 
 very proper Medicines for 
 weakly People. The Juice 
 of theLcaves and Flowers, 
 mix’d with an equal quam 
 tity of Red-Cow’s Milk, 
 cured an inveterate Head- 
 ach, when other Medicines 
 would do no good. Take 
 of Co v. flip-water twoOun- 
 
 cesj 
 
C R 
 
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 C R 
 
 ccs of the Syrup of White 
 Poppies one Ounce, of the 
 Juice of Limons frelh 
 drawn , two Spoonfuls ; 
 make a Draught. This is 
 commonly ufed at Bed- 
 time, to caufe Sleep. 
 
 Common Garden - CrdTes, 
 in LaunNaftertium hortenfe , 
 It flowers in May and June-, 
 and, when the Seed is ripe, 
 withers quite away. 
 
 The Herb,efpecially the 
 Seed, is acrid and hot $ for 
 which reafon it opens, at- 
 tenuates and cleanfes. ’Tis 
 chiefly ufed for the Swel- 
 ling of the Spleen, for Ob- 
 ftrudtion of the Courfes, 
 and to expel a dead Child. 
 It cuts theTartarcous Mu- 
 cilage of the Lungs, and is 
 good in the Scurvy. ’Tis 
 outwardly ufed , beat up 
 with Lard, to cure Scabs 
 in the Head, and other 
 Parrs of the Body. ’Tis 
 ufed every where in Sal- 
 lets, with Lettice, and o- 
 ther Herbs : It qualifies the 
 Coldnels of the Lettice, 
 and comforts the Stomach, 
 and promotes Concodtion 
 by its Heat. For Lethar- 
 gies and flecpy Difcafes, 
 
 there is nothing better than 
 Crelfes, either boil’d, or 
 eaten in Sallets. For Chil- 
 drens Scabs, or Scalded 
 Heads, nothing is fo effe- 
 dtual,and quick a Remedy 
 as Garden-Crelfes, beat up 
 with Lard $ for it makes 
 the Scales fall in twenty 
 four Hours, and perfectly 
 cures them, if they conti- 
 nue the Ufe of it. 
 
 Jfto-Cteifes, in Latin 
 Najlurtium aquaticnm. It 
 grows frequently inBrooks 
 and watry places. It 
 flowers chiefly in July and 
 ^ u X u ft, and fometimes be- 
 fore. 
 
 ’Tis much ufed in the 
 Spring-time, in Broths, to 
 purifie the Blood. ’Tis 
 good in the Stone ; for it 
 provokes Urine, it opens 
 Womens Obftrudtions,and 
 relieves thofe that are in 
 Dropfies. 
 
 Spirit of IPater - CreJJety 
 Take a large Quantity of 
 Water-Crefles, beat them 
 in a Marble-Mortar, prefs 
 out the Juice, diifolve fome 
 Leaven with it $ make an 
 Heap, and beat them well 
 with 
 
C R 
 
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 with your Hands ; then 
 put them in a convenient 
 Place for eight Day sifter- 
 wards diltii theSpirit in#. 
 M* The Dole is oneSpoon- 
 ful, or two in Winter- 
 time, for icorbutical Peo- 
 ple. The Spirit of Ce- 
 landine, Brook-lime , and 
 Scurvy-grals may be made 
 the fame way. Take of 
 Water-Crelfes and Brook- 
 lime, each two Handfuls 5 
 Wood-Sorrel one Hand- 
 fill • bruil'e them, and put 
 the Juice into a Pint of 
 W ine 5 let it Hand clofe 
 ftopt, till the Wine is 
 clear : Take two Spoon- 
 fuls of the clear Wine in 
 your Beer, every time 
 you drink ; continue the 
 Ufe of this for the fpace 
 of three Weeks. This 
 is good for an hot Scur- 
 vy. 
 
 CnfelUOJt, or Mug- 
 weed, in Latin Gmciata , 
 It grows up in. f^uare, 
 hairy, brown Stalks, a- 
 bout a Foot high ; ha- 
 ving four fmall, broad, 
 and pointed $ hairy, yet 
 fmooth ; yellowifh green 
 Leaves, growing at every 
 Joint, each againft the o- 
 
 1 ther, crofs-wife. The 
 Flowers are of a pale yel- 
 low Colour. Its Seeds 
 are fmall, round and blac- 
 kilh 1 four molt com- 
 monly in every Husk. 
 The Root is very fmall, 
 and full of Fibres, or 
 Threads , which fpread 
 much in the Ground. It 
 grows amongft Bullies , 
 and in Hedges. 
 
 It dries, is aftringent, 
 and one of the chief Vul- 
 neraries, inwardly taken, 
 or outwardly applied. 
 Drunk in Wine, it is good 
 for Ruptures. It alfo ex- 
 pectorates Vifcous Hu- 
 mours. 
 
 The Common Creeping- 
 Crotosfoot, in Latin Ra- 
 nunculus pratenfis. The 
 Root has many white Fi- 
 bres. The Leaves are 
 placed upon very long 
 Foot-ftalks , and have 
 three Divisions, and are 
 melt like the Leaves of 
 Smallage ; they are cut in 
 deep, and indented about 
 the Edges ; hairy on both 
 fides, of a dark green Co- 
 lour, and fometimes fpot- 
 ted with white. It has 
 many 
 
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 many fmall Stalks, round, 
 hairy and concave, that 
 creep on the Ground, and 
 fend down Roots ftom the 
 Joints, by Intervals. The 
 Flowers are placed upon 
 long Foot-ftalks ; they 
 have five Leaves are yel- 
 low, and ftiine as if they 
 were varnifhed. Many 
 Seeds fucceed the Flow- 
 ers ; all join’d together, 
 make a Bur. They are 
 black when they are 
 ripe. It grows in moift 
 Grounds. 
 
 This fort is not at all 
 acrid, and therefore may 
 be applied to the Body 
 without danger. The 
 German Women eat 
 them in April, when they 
 are tender , with other 
 Herbs. 
 
 Round-Rooted , or Btilbojis 
 Crotofoot. in Latin, Ra- 
 nunculus Bulhofus. The 
 Leaves and Flowers are 
 like the former : It differs 
 from it in thefe fix things ; 
 
 1. The Root is Bulbous. 
 
 2. The Stalks are upright, 
 and do not creep at all. 
 
 3. The Leaves upon the 
 
 upper Stalks, are cut into 
 fmaller and longer Jaggs. 
 
 4. The Leaves of the Cup, 
 when the Flower opens, 
 are turned back to the 
 Foot-ftalk. 5. It flowers 
 earlier. Laftly, The Heads 
 of the Seeds are a little 
 longer, and each Seed not 
 prickly at the Top, as is 
 every Seed of the Creep- 
 ing Crow-foot. There 
 are other differences, but 
 thefe may fuffice for the 
 Diftin&ion of them. This 
 grows every where in 
 Paftures, and is too fre- 
 quent there. 
 
 This is called Devils 
 Crow-foot by Tragus. Beg- 
 gars make Sores upon their 
 Flefti with this Plant, to 
 move Companion. The 
 Water of the Root, or the 
 Infufion made in Spirit of 
 Wine, is prailed in the 
 Plague. The Root of it 
 burns violently, and there- 
 fore muft be ufed only ex- 
 ternally. ’Tis of excellent 
 Ule for eating down, and 
 drying up hard Tumours. 
 It takes off longWarts, and 
 the like. Camerarhis fays. 
 That if the Root be kept 
 
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 C R 
 
 dry a Monrh, it becomes* 
 fweet. Nicholas Chefneaw 
 commends the J uice of 
 Crowfoot ( I fuppoie he 
 means the Bulbous ) in 
 Head-aches, which ( fays 
 he ) wonderfully moves 
 the Pain. Chufe that 
 Sort whofe Leaves are like 
 the Leaves of Anemony, 
 and bites theTongue when 
 chewed ; beat the Leaves 
 of it in a Marble Mortar ; 
 and having applied a Plai- 
 fter with an Hole in it, as 
 is'made ule of in the Ap- 
 plication of a Cauftick,put 
 it on the Pain’d Part, and 
 apply the Leaves, beaten, 
 with the Juice in them, in 
 the Hole of the Plaifter ; 
 and then put another Plai- 
 ner over, to keep them in; 
 and in the fpace of two 
 Hours it will open the 
 Skin, efpecially if the Herb 
 be gather’d in a Place 
 where the Sun fhines. 
 Note, The Hair muft be 
 lhaved, and you muft take 
 care not to apply it near 
 the Eyes. He mentions 
 many Obfervations of the 
 Cure of the Head-ach by 
 this Medicine. He ufed it 
 in the Gout, with the fame 
 
 Succefs. A Priefi, fays he, 
 that had kept his Bed three 
 lean with the Gout , and 
 was not able to walk, was 
 cured by applying Crowfoot to 
 the Part itioft pained , after 
 the Manner abov e-mention' 'd. 
 Une that was ieized with 
 the Plague, .and was in 
 great danger, was cured 
 by two Ifi’ues made in the 
 Groin with the Leaves of 
 Crow-foot, he having a 
 Bubo there. 
 
 Ivy -leav'd, V^at Ct lhJ- 
 fOOt, in Latin Ranunculus 
 aquations , or Hederaceus al- 
 bns. The Stalks of it are 
 round, folid, lie along, and 
 are jointed ; from the Joints 
 whereof, the Plant fpreads - 
 it felf much, by many white 
 Fibres. The Leaves are 
 placed at the Joints, with 
 pretty long Foot-ftalks ; 
 they are triangular, and 
 fomewhat like Ivy-leaves ; 
 they are fmooth, fhining, 
 and lometimes have a black 
 Spot upon them. The 
 Flowers grow on the 
 Stalks , oppofite to the 
 Leaves ; they are fmall, j 
 and have fifty fharpLeaves. 
 
 1 he Cup is divided into 
 five parts, and is white, j 
 
cu 
 
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 An Head of Seeds fucceed 
 the Flowers, of the bignels 
 of the common Vetch:The 
 Seeds are not fharp. It 
 [grows plentifully inBrooks, 
 and Ditches that have Wa- 
 lter in, them ; efpecially on 
 Sandy Ground. 
 
 The following Medicine 
 is excellent for the Scurvy 
 and Dropfie : Take of the 
 Tops of Alder, Ivy-leav’d- 
 W ater Crow-foot andSage, 
 each one Handful ; infufe 
 them one Night in White- 
 wine, and drink the Infu- 
 sion. 
 
 , _• •• 
 
 C«ch0h3=ptntl£, in La- 
 tin Arum. It has a Tube- 
 rous Root, and fends its 
 Fibres every way into the 
 Earth. The Leaves are 
 j oblong, triangular, fm ooth 
 [at top, and Shining below, 
 
 : and have fometimes black 
 , Spots upon themi.TheTafte 
 of theRootandLeafis very 
 biting. The Stalk is about 
 an Hand high, on the top 
 Whereof the naked Peftel 
 comes out, from a- long, 
 membranaceous Sheath , 
 and. is oblong, and of a 
 dark-purple Colour. The 
 Berries are of a Vermilion 
 
 Colour. The Roots, when' 
 they arc young , yield a 
 Milky Juice: 
 
 The Root, efpecially of 
 that which isfpotted, green, 
 or dry, taken to the quan- 
 tity of a Dram, is an ex- 
 cellentRemedy forPoyfon, 
 -and in the Plague. Some 
 add to it the like quantity 
 of Treacle. The Root 
 boyl*d, and mixed with 
 Hony, cures all Flegma- 
 tickHutnours of the Breaft, 
 and is good for an AJlhma, 
 It cures Ruptures, and pro- 
 vokes Urine. Women ufe 
 the diftili’d Water of the 
 Root, to beautifie their 
 Faces ; but the Juice of the 
 Root, fet in the Sun, is 
 much better. The dried 
 Root is an excellent Medi- 
 cine for the Scurvy ; and 
 is full as effectual in cold 
 .Difeafes Of the Spleen, and 
 Stomach ; efpecially for 
 Wind. The Country Peo- 
 ple about Maidjlone , in 
 Kent, ufe the Herb and 
 Root, inftead of Soap. 
 The Compound-Powder 
 of "W ake-Robin, is as fol- 
 lows : Take of the Roots 
 of Wake-Robin powder’d, 
 two Ounces > of the Roots 
 
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c u 
 
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 c u 
 
 of Sweet-fmelling Flag , 
 Pimpernel and Saxifrage, 
 each one Ounce; of Crabs- 
 eyes half an Ounce, of Cin- 
 namon three Drams, of 
 Salt of Wormwood, and 
 juniper, each one Dram : 
 Make a Powder. 
 
 Cucumber , in Latin 
 Cucumis. The Seed of it 
 is one of the four greater 
 cold Seeds. It cleanfes, o- 
 pens, and provokes Urine. 
 *Tis frequently ufed in E- 
 imilfions for Pleurilies, and 
 the Stone in the Kidneys. 
 The Flower of it is rec- 
 kon’d good to clear the 
 Skin. *Tis generally rec- 
 kon’d, that the Subftancc 
 of Cucumber is cold anc 
 moift,andof anExcremen- 
 titiousjuice; and therefore 
 to be ufed only by thofe, 
 whofeStomachs are ftrong : 
 But I y fays Schroder , 
 tho my Stomach is not 
 •very firongy having liv d 
 A Sedentary Life , have 
 eaten plentifully of Cu- 
 cumbers y for many Tears y 
 as long as they are in 
 Seafon 9 and fit to eat j 
 yet never received the 
 leafi Injury or Income* 
 
 nience by them, though I 
 am now Jixty Tears of 
 Age. And when I was 
 at Florence, and had a 
 Fever there , an Englifh 
 Phyfician preferib'd the 
 Pulp of Cucumber in Broth 
 for me j whereby I was 
 much refrejhed and reliev- 
 ed. But when they arc 
 eaten raw, they rauft be 
 cut into thin Slices, and 
 fprinklcd with Salt, and 
 beat betwixt two Dilh.es , 
 fo that the Watery Hu- 
 mour may be drained from 
 them : After add Vinegar, 
 Pepper and Oyl to them : 
 And being fo order’d, they j 
 are very grateful to the 
 Palate, and Stomach ; and, 
 undoubtedly, notunwhol- 
 loin. The fmall ones, pic- 
 kled with Salt, Pepper and 
 Vinegar, Dill and Cloves, 
 are kept all the Year; and 
 are very good to provoke 
 Appetite, and cool an hot 
 Stomach. 
 
 r/M-Cucumbec , in 
 Latin Cucumis [ilvejtris. 
 Bhterium 8 is made of the 
 Juice of it prefled out, and 
 infpiflated.lt purges Fiegm 
 and Watery Humours,Up- 
 wards 
 
c u 
 
 c u 
 
 Wards and downwards. It 
 moves the Courfes, and 
 kills the Child in the 
 Womb ; wherefore it is 
 (feldom ufed ; efpecially , 
 for that it is accompanied 
 With Malignity. *Tis the 
 moft durable of all Juices, 
 for it is fuppofed to conti- 
 nue good above an hun- 
 dred Years. A certain Em- 
 nirick cured many People 
 )f Droplies,by giving them 
 wo Pills, of the bignefs of 
 ■ Vetch, made of Wheatcn 
 flower and this Juice: Af- 
 erwards he walhed their 
 -pgs with a Lotion, made 
 f the Stalks ; and then 
 c gave the Pills again, and 
 ) perfected the Cure. 
 
 Cowwon-CttOtoWD , in 
 atin Gnaphalium vulgar e 
 Many Imall Stalks 
 life from the fame Root, 
 >out half a Foot, or nine 
 iches high, upright, hoary, 
 »wny, branchy at top. It 
 s many Leaves, difor- 
 rly placed, downy, nar- 
 w, and oblong, much 
 s than the Leaves of La- 
 dder, prefs’d to theStalks 
 the moft part, where- 
 to they grow without 
 ot-ftaiks. Among the 
 
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 Leaves grow fmall Flow- 
 ers. of a brown ifh yellow 
 Colour. After the Flowers, 
 come fmall Seeds, wrap’d 
 in Down. It grows eve- 
 ry where, in dry and bar- 
 ren Grounds. 
 
 i The diftill’d Water of it 
 is of excellent ufe for Can- 
 cers , efpecially of the 
 j Brcaft ; for it hinders their 
 Breaking, Rags being dip- 
 ped in it, and applied to 
 them. But fome dip the 
 Leaves of Afarabacca in 
 the Water, and apply them 
 to Cancers. ’Tis of a dry- 
 ing and aftringent Nature. 
 TheCountry-rcople in the 
 W'eft of England ufe the 
 Herb infus’d in Oyl, to 
 take off Black and Blue 
 Bruifex and Stripes. It al- 
 fo ftops the Courfes. 
 
 Cwtrattf^ttfh, in Latin 
 Ribrcs. Currants are cold 
 and moift, and provoke 
 Appetite, allay the Heat 
 of the Stomach, quench 
 Thirft ; and therefore are 
 good in Fevers. They tem- 
 per the Heat of the Liver, 
 and Choler $ and refift Pu- 
 trefaction. 
 
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 cd 
 
 ■ simcmtistpi , ”■ j 
 
 Sjuindncy Berries, in Latin \ 
 Ribres Emftu vigro. They 
 -<r{- 0 w m England -upon 'the 
 Banks of - the Rivers, 'but 
 not very frequent, Mr. Ray 
 fays, He has found them 
 at Abingdon, in Cambridge- 
 fiire, Bedford-fore . , Cumber- 
 land and in lomc other 
 Plates They are good 
 in a Quinfie. 
 
 and Leaves are drying arid 
 aitnngent. The DccoCfioh 
 of the Leaves in hveti 
 Vine, helfs-the Strangury 
 and a Corigh, Short-wind- 
 edneis, Fluxes of the Belly,; 
 Spitting of Blood , ^ anti 
 Ruptures. The Powder 61 
 the Leaves provokesUrin'cl 
 The Leaves beaten with 
 Figs, foften Turnouts, and 
 
 Ordinary Sweet-€p^U^. 
 See EngUjJ) Galangal. 
 
 are good in the King’s-Evil 
 
 , in La- 
 tin 'Ctip'reffus. L lie -W ood 
 of Cyprus is very lading : 
 Tht IVors of the Temple 
 qf Ephefus were made of it, 
 and lalted four Ages : And 
 the Gates of St. Peter at 
 Rome were made of this 
 Wood , and continued 
 lountf and frefh from rhe 
 Time of Conftantine ■ the 
 Great ', to Eugenius , the 
 fourth Pope; which was 
 about Six hundred Years. 
 Tis ufed in making Ta- 
 bles, and Clefts, and Mu- 
 lieal Iriftruments, and the 
 like. It has a very curious 
 Smell, which continues to 
 many Ages. The Fruit 
 y Su ' 
 
 applied outwardly. T akj 
 of the Tops of Cypruf 
 eight Handfuls of tb 
 Whites of Eggs beatc 
 two Pints, of Cinnam 
 half an Ounce j cutther 
 lmall , arid pour upoj 
 them four Quarts of New 
 Milk ;■ diftil them card 
 fully in a common Still! 
 Take fix Ounces of thj 
 Water thrice a Day 
 This is ufed iri a Di 
 betesf 
 
 D 
 
 W Jtd-EngllJb jDoffatr 
 in Latin NarciJJ 
 .Anglic w. The Root is bi 
 bous, Compofcd of ma: 
 Coats of a moderate Bi 
 iiefs ; it taftes and ic< 
 , clammy, ’tis fweetiflr, b 
 lea 
 
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 D A 
 
 leaves behind >it,fomp Bit- 
 terness. The Lpavcs are 
 long, of a Light-green. The 
 Stalk is an hand or nine 
 Inches high, ch : annel’d,and 
 hollow; ^ upon the top ot 
 which is oneFioweiybcnd-, 
 
 . ing downward, • about two 
 Inches long, cpniiftmg of 
 iix pale Leaves. The Seed 
 is at firft broadilh, and af- 
 terwards round. It grows 
 m Several Places near 
 Hedges, eSpecially in moilt 
 Ground and in .Woods'. 
 
 The Root is Vomitive. 
 The Leaves bruifed, are 
 proper in an Eriftfehu. 
 
 The Greater ]Fi)d JfGjite 
 P>4ft.0, ; in .Latin, Beilis 
 major. The, Root- is fibrous, 
 and creeping, of an acrid 
 Jalte ; fendingdorthmany 
 Stalks, nine Inches high, or 
 higher, five-angled, Solid, 
 branching ; and-it- has ma- 
 ny oblong, fat and indent- 
 ed. Leaves,, with obtufe 
 Bonus. TheTlowers call 
 s forth Beams of Bnghtnefs; 
 they are white in the Cir- 
 cumference; in the middle 
 yellow, and larger ; com- 
 pofed of many final!,; .yel- 
 low Flowers, yhytdfd i into 
 
 Stye Sip all Pieces, with .a 
 Small Vilfitr m the middle 
 oS each,: The Leaves of 
 the- Cups have a black ilk 
 Fr i qge. ■ It . flowers, i n 
 and Jutie.. It .grows. 
 q.Uenbypa P allures. 
 
 The whole Herb,, Stalk*,- 
 Leaves and Fiowers ? bpySd. 
 in Poifet-drink, and drunk, 
 is accounted an excellent 
 Remedy lor an Jflhma , 
 Conlumptioiy and 1 
 culty of Breathing. 5 ;ITs 
 very good in Wounds and 
 Ulcers, taken inwardly, ot 
 outwardly applied. A L>c- 
 codf |on of the Herb cures 
 alSPifea.fcs that are pcea* 
 dop’d by drinking colcf 
 Beer, when, the Body,, is 
 Lot. , V 
 
 II 
 
 iO 
 
 wi 
 
 oonfiO j. voonU oriti 
 
 .Tbs Lejj'er kDZ tp,* % 
 
 Common JElId Daijje, ,in La r 
 tin Beilis minor. It grows 
 in iVlcadows and ■ Paihires. 
 f * : f . fd'yPVv* 
 
 There is fomcDi (je fence 
 am on git Y nters,aboy,ttlie 
 Tei^eratnent of fhisPignr. 
 Some Say, it is hotaud’dry • 
 Others fay, it is cold' and 
 moilf. , But its fipvrp i-afle 
 
 argufis jF rigidity ; audirhe 
 ElTcdfs o'fpt, Siccity. -Both 
 
 F 2 tile 
 
D A 
 
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 D A 
 
 t Greater and the Lefter 
 are excellentWound-herbs. 
 ’Tisufcd outwardly inPl ai- 
 ders and Fomentations , 
 and inwardly in Vulnerary 
 Potions ; and upon that 
 Account it is called in the 
 Shops, the Lefler Comfrcy, 
 Women ufually give the 
 Herb and the Flower to 
 Children, to Joofen their 
 Bellies. The Roots are 
 tiled outwardly, with very 
 
 t iod SuccefsfintheKing s- 
 vil. ’Tis commonly re- 
 ported, that the Roots of 
 the Ljffcr Daific, boyl’d in 
 Milk, and given to Whelps, 
 hinder their Growth. Take 
 of the Teller Dailic, Com- 
 frcy, Marlhmallows, each 
 three Handfuls ; Clivers 
 two Handfuls, Liquorifh 
 one Ounce, half an Ounce 
 of Annifeeds, four Nut- 
 megs; bo yl aU,being,lhred, 
 tliced aud bruis’d in fix 
 Pints of Water, till half is 
 wafted ; after ftrain it* and 
 dilfolve in it four Ounces 
 of Sugar, and clarifie ix. 
 This is good jn Ulcers of 
 the Bladder. 
 
 2Dan6alp0tt, m Latin 
 
 Dens Leonif . It has many 
 long Leaves, much jagged. 
 
 lying on the Ground ; the 
 Middlc-rrib is white, and 
 full of bitter Milk. The 
 Root is as thick as a little 
 Finger, and is full of Milk, 
 The Stalks are naked, and 
 empty, and fometimes hai^ 
 ry : Each of them bears, at 
 the top, a large, yellow 
 Flower. The Down at the 
 top is as round as a Ball, 
 and is foon blown away 
 by the Wind, or Breath. 
 It grows commonly in 
 Gardens, Courts and Mear 
 dews, 
 
 s Tis Epatick, and much 
 of the lame Virtue with 
 Endive ; and is alfo Diu T 
 retick, Take of frclfi 
 Horfc-dung four Ounces, 
 of Carduus-warcr one Pint 
 and an half ; make an In- 
 fufion over a gentle Fire, 
 in a c'ofc VefiTel, two 
 Hours ; then ftrain the Li- 
 quor, and add to it two 
 Ounces of the Syrup of 
 Dandalyon, and a Dram 
 of the Spirit of Sal-Almo- 
 niack : The Dofe is five or 
 fix SpoonfulSjthrce or four 
 times a Day. This is very 
 good inPlcurifics, and 0- 
 thcr Difcafes that proceed 
 fforn the Clamnrnefs of 
 
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 DA (71 
 
 the Blood, and from its be- 
 ing coagulated. 
 
 2Datte=VM0*t , in Latin 
 Ebulus. , r is nether Tree, 
 nor Shrub, but rather an 
 Herb ; but it is fo like El- 
 der, that it is called Dwarf- 
 Elder. ’Tis feldom fo high 
 as a Man, but moft com- 
 monly three Foot high, and 
 no higher. The Stalk is 
 green, and channel d, and 
 full of Pah, like Elder; 
 which wither in Winter. 
 The Leaves are whiter and 
 greater than thofe of the 
 common Elder, long, and 
 broad, and cut in the Edges 
 like a Saw. The Leaves 
 arc placed by Couples, and 
 fmcll ftrong. The Flowers 
 are white, tip’d with red j 
 and grow at the top of the 
 Stalks, in Tufts. The Ber- 
 ries arc black. The Root 
 is long, and of the thick- 
 pefs of a Finger, not woo- 
 dy. It fpreads much, and 
 grows commonly near 
 High-ways, and Ditches, 
 and Church-yards. It flow- 
 ers in June t or July 5 and 
 the Berries arc ripe in 
 Jugujl and September- 
 
 ’Tis fai4 tp have the 
 
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 fame Virtues with Elde r > 
 but they are ftronger. The 
 Bark and Seeds purge Wa- 
 ter ; wherefore they are 
 good in Dropfics,and other 
 Difeafes arifing from wa- 
 tery Humours. The Root 
 likewife purges very ftrong- 
 ly. The Leaves of it, as 
 well as thofe of Elder, ap- 
 plied to Burns, cure them. 
 In Difeafes of the Spleen, 
 Take four Ounces of the 
 diftill’d Waters of the 
 Roots, for the fpace of ten 
 or twelve Days, falling.^ 
 Take of the Roots of 
 Dwarf- Elder, of our Flow- 
 er-de-luce, each one Ounce 
 and an half ; of theLeaves 
 of Soldanella, and Hedgc- 
 Hyflop,cach one Handful ; 
 of the Roots of Afarabacca 
 and WildCucumbers,each 
 two Ounces ; of the lelfer 
 Galangal fix Drams , ot 
 choice Jalap half anOunce, 
 of Elaterium three Drams, 
 pf Cubebs two Drams j 
 flice and bruife them, and 
 pour upon them three- 
 Pints of fmall Spirit of 
 Wine Tartariz’d ; digeft 
 them in a clofe VcfTcl, in 
 
 a Sand-Furnace, twoDays , 
 ftrain it, and let it ftand 
 till it is clear : 'Fake two 
 
 F 4 
 
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 or three Spoonfuls, in a 
 
 proper Vehicle. This is 
 in excellent Purge in a 
 Dropfie. 
 
 SDarncI, in Latin Lo- 
 Yium Album. The Root is 
 very fibrous. The Straws 
 are two or three foot high, 
 like the Wheat-ftraw, but 
 a little lefs. They have 
 four or five Knots, at each 
 whereof are the Leaves; 
 they are narrower and 
 greener than the Blade of 
 Wheat ; they fhine, and arc 
 fnrooth, fat, channel’d, and 
 are fpiky. The Grain is 
 lefs than Wheat, and is in- 
 cluded in a lingle, -brown 
 Husk. It grows too much 
 amongft Wheat. 
 
 attenuates , refolvcs and 
 cleanfes. Being mix’d with 
 Malt, it makes the Beer 
 heady : And mix’d with 
 Bread, it occasions great 
 Dulnefs. It ofiends the 
 Eyes, by fending ill Va- 
 pours into the Idead. The 
 Flower 'of it, mix’d with 
 other Medicines, is com- 
 mended by the Anticnts 
 for putrid Ulcers, the Itch, 
 ;he Leprofie, 
 
 Evil, Gangreens, and the 
 Hip-Gout. 
 
 in jfearin 
 Morfxts Diaboli. The Lea\ es 
 are very Bitter, life Sca- 
 bious ; the Root is Bittc- 
 rifh, biting, and burning 
 in the .Throat ; and there - 
 ' fore accounted Alexiphar- 
 mick, and may be us’d 
 inftead of Contrayerva ; 
 for it is accounted good a- 
 gainft the Sitings of Mad- 
 L>ogs , with Flag-Root 
 koyf’d in Milk. The 
 Leaves are of the fame 
 yertue as Scabious, clean- 
 fing, Vulnerary, Pecdoral, 
 and Tlepatick. 
 
 .SDiCrMheth, in Latin, 
 Lutcola Vulgaris. Dicrs- 
 SVeed hath, long , , narrow 
 and jgreenifii yeliowLeave.s, 
 not much unlike to A^oad, 
 but a. .great deal final for 
 and narrower ; from a- 
 meng which cometh up a 
 Stalk’ two Cubits high , 
 befet with little narrow 
 Leaves : Even to the top 
 of the Stalk, ■ come forth, 
 fp all, pale; yeilow. Flowers, 
 clofely ..ciuftering toge- 
 ther one about another , 
 turn into final! 
 Buttons, 
 
 the King s- which 
 
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 Buttons, cue as it were 
 crcis-wiie , wherein the 
 Seed is contained. The 
 Root is very | long and 
 {ingle. Diers-weed grow- 
 eth of it felf in moift, 
 barren, and untilled Pla- 
 ces^ in and about- Villages, 
 almoft every where. This 
 Herb flourilh^s in June and 
 July. . 
 
 What Mnttinolui has de- 
 liver’d e 9 .neern.ing the 
 Virtues of this Plant i-s 
 uncertain^ but it is of 
 great ufe in laying. Sir, 
 John Floyer fays , The 
 Root and Leaves are Mu- 
 cilaginous, and very hot 
 on the Tongue, that it 
 has a ftrong and offenlive 
 Smell, and that outward- 
 ly it is Anodine, and E r 
 roollient , . if inwardly 
 nfed, it is Hiuretick. 
 
 SDtll, in Latin Anethuny 
 5 Tis very like Fennel, yet 
 at difters Lronvit in many 
 things : The Root, is -an- 
 nual ; the is lefs ? and 
 Ipwh'r, for it is "rarely three 
 Foot high j the Leaves 
 are lighter colour’d, and 
 l'mell {Longer , and not 
 |p plpafant, the Seed is 
 
 broader, of an acrid Tafte^ 
 and not fo pleafant as that 
 of Fennel ; they Tufts of 
 Flowers are .yellow, but 
 not [io large. It grows in 
 Gardens, and fprings year- 
 ly from its Seed': But it 
 grows no where fpChta- 
 neoufly 'in Engl mid, as I 
 knovy of. . - : . 
 
 'hie fjerb, but c^ccial- 
 ly. the Seed, gljgefts, di'l- 
 cyiilcs and ripehsTumpurs, 
 increalesMilk, difpplesto 
 Sleep, leffens Venery, cures 
 Vomiting, and the Hic-f* 
 kops. *Tis Laid to be of- 
 fenftve to the Eyes ; which 
 feems Arrange to me, for 
 that it is very like Fennel, 
 both in Quality, apd.put T 
 ward Appearance ^ ap'd it 
 expels alio Wind : And 
 Fqnpelis allow’d by all to 
 be good for the Eyes. 1 he 
 tender Tops, and the Rdot, 
 when’ frelh, provoke Urine, 
 and fo very good for thole 
 that arc a {Hided ' with'the 
 Stone. 
 
 Qur People are wont to 
 put the. Seeds and Leaves 
 into Pickle of Cucumbers, 
 to better the Tafte and 
 Smell, and to corredt the 
 
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 D I 
 
 Coldnefs. Take of theOyl 
 of the Seeds of Dill four 
 Drops, of Oyl of Almonds 
 half an Ounce ; mingle 
 them for a Draught. This 
 is excellent for the Hic- 
 kops, when they proceed 
 from a cold Caufe. 
 
 SDtttanher , in Latin 
 Lepidium latifolium , The 
 Root is of a Finger’s thick- 
 nefs, and thicker, white, 
 of an acrid and hot Tafte, 
 which foon vanilhes. It 
 creeps in the Earth. It has 
 manyStalks fourFoot high, 
 found, fmooth, and full of 
 Pith: Branchy, lefs than 
 the little Finger, and co- 
 ver’d with Sky-colour’d 
 Duff, which may be cafily 
 wiped off. The Leaves are 
 long and broad , but end 
 fharp ; they are fmooth, 
 fat, of a dull green Colour, 
 ajid plac’d alternately $ 
 they are indented about the 
 Edges : Thole which come 
 from the Root, and are on 
 the bottom of the Stalks 
 are prop’d by long Foot- 
 ftalks. The little Flowers 
 are plac’d on the top of 
 the Stalks and Branches “ 
 they confift of three white 
 Leaves j there are many 
 
 of them. The fmall Seed- 
 veffels fuccced the Flow- 
 er ; they are fat, and 
 jointed. Gardiners diflike 
 it, becaufc it fpreads fo 
 much. 
 
 The Women in Suffolk 
 boyl it in Beer, to facilitate 
 Delivery. The Herb is a- , 
 crid. The Root cafes the j 
 Pain of the Teeth. 
 
 Common SDOCfe, in Larin 
 Lapathum vulgar c pol . obtu- 
 fo. Common Dock is of 
 the fame Vertue as fharp 
 pointed Dock, but feems 
 ftronger : It is bitter , 
 
 flimy , aftringent , and 
 more acrid ; by which it 
 is purgative ; and there- 
 fore the belt for ufe : 
 Englijb Rhubarb Taftes of 
 a Dock Bitternefs, and is 
 very rough and acrid , 
 like Common Dock- 
 Root. 
 
 Sharp-pointed 
 
 curled Leaver y in Latin La- 
 pat hum acutum crifpum. 
 The Root is finglc, and 
 has fometimes Sprigs ; It j 
 grows deep in the Earth , 
 without brown, and with- • 
 in yellow. The Leaves , 
 are : 
 
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 are narrow and long, and 
 of a dull colour, curl’d, and 
 crooked about the Edges, 
 efpccially near the Foot- 
 ftalks. The Flowers arc 
 fmall, hanging down upon 
 long Foot-ltalks, and many 
 Whirls. The Seed is of a 
 Cheliiut-colour. It grows 
 on untill’d Grounds, and 
 in Courts ; efpccially in 
 moift Places. 
 
 Sharp-pointed SDock, in 
 Latin Lapathtm acutum. 
 The Leaves arc fhorter 
 than the former ; the Low- 
 er grow narrow by de- 
 grees, from a broad Be- 
 ginning, and arc lefs than 
 the other. The Stalk is 
 fmall, ftilf, and fometimes 
 crooked. The Whirls of 
 the Flowers are not fo 
 thick ; the Flowers are 
 fmalkr, and the Seeds not 
 half fo large. It grows in 
 moift Place§,andncarWa- 
 ter ; and commonly in 
 pitches and Hedges. 
 
 The Root of Sharp- 
 pointed Dock is much 
 commended for the Itch : 
 And, infus’d in Beer, is 
 excellent for the Scurvy, 
 and the Jaundice, The 
 
 Powder of the Seeds 
 ftrengthen the Liver, and 
 ftop all Fluxes of the 
 Belly. 
 
 Provide four Gallons of 
 SmallAle ; inftead of Hops, 
 boyl in it three Handfuls 
 of the Tops of Pines, or 
 Firr ; after it has done 
 Working in the Velfel, 
 put into a Canvas-bag 
 three Handfuls of Scurvy- 
 grafs, four Ounces of the 
 Root of Sharp-pointed 
 Dock prepar’d, and the 
 Peels of four Oranges ; 
 hang the Bag in the Velfel, 
 with fomething to link the 
 Bag : After it has ftood a 
 Week, and is clear, drink 
 of it for your ordinary 
 Drink. This is frequently 
 ufed for the Scurvy, and 
 is an excellent Diet-drink. 
 
 the HDOCfe caHei Monk’s- 
 Rub arh, or Garden-patience , 
 in Latin Hippo-lapathmn. 
 fTis fometimes as high as 
 a Man. The Stalk is 
 channeld, and reddifti ; a- 
 bove it is divided into ma- 
 ny Sprigs. The Leaves 
 are a Foot, or a Foot and 
 an half broad, and point- 
 ed $ of ^ dull green Co- 
 lour. 
 
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 i j V T 
 
 lour. The Root is {hick, 
 long, and has many Fibres, 
 and of a Saffron-colour. 
 The Leaves come out in 
 .March, and it flowers a- 
 bout June. ■ 
 
 The Root purges Cho- 
 ler, and watery Humours. 
 Take of the dricdRoot one 
 Dram, of Ginger one Scru- 
 ple : Thole that pie it for 
 Rhubarb take a double 
 quantity. The Root expels 
 Gravel: Take Dppk- roots 
 prepar’d and Polypody , 
 each one Ounce', ; Sena ten 
 Drams, RhubarbfxDrams, 
 Monks-RubarbfiveDrams, 
 YellcwSanders twoDrains. 
 Salt of Wormwood, affd 
 S.curvy-grafs , each one 
 Dram ; cut and bruife 
 them, and put them into 
 a Glafs, wi th Snail-water 
 and White-wine, each one 
 Pipt and an half - p flop {he 
 Glafs, and fct it. in a Cellar 
 twenty four Hours : Tjakc 
 fix Ounces of it, or mord. 
 according as it works, e- 
 very r Morning. This is 
 good, for the Itch. . 
 
 Wain SDocR, ' in Latin 
 Hydro l dp at hum. The Root 
 bf Water-Dock is very 
 
 rough, and but little bio- 
 ter, and pot acrid. It is 
 us’d, by mi flake, for the 
 other. This is tiled out- 
 wardly for the Itch, as an 
 aftringcnt ,5. in {pitting 
 of Blood. The Root is 
 more Red than other 
 Docks, gnd leems to bc ;i a 
 Sorrel. 
 
 J?td-i3Docik , in Latin 
 Lapathum ruhrum. The 
 Leaves of Red-Dock taftc 
 rough j and the red Stalks, 
 acid ; the Root Bipter i fli, 
 Tough , and Nauffous, 
 like other Docks. The 
 Seeds of t the "Docks arc a- 
 ftringent,, and goqd for 
 Looineffes, and Fhfofos ‘of 
 Blood. ( The Leaves of 
 Docks ialfo tafte add. and 
 aftringent , or rough. 
 They .are us’d in Baths fpr. 
 the Itcii, .and ime if crude. 
 And, the' Red Docks Root 
 is (pike the Yellow, Root 
 of other Docks ) .'of a 
 Purging faculty. 
 
 ipODher, in Latin T«/- 
 cuta. This fawning Para- 
 fite, apd ungrateful Gucff, 
 hugs theHcrbs it hangs -up- 
 on, with its long Threads,^ 
 
 and rcddifliTwigssand fP 
 clofely 
 
DO 
 
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 D O 
 
 clofely embraces it, that at 
 Vdriqth it defrauds the ho- 
 lp {table Herb of its Nou- 
 rifhment, and deftroys it 
 by its treacherous Embra- 
 ces. It has no Leaves. 
 .The Flowers are placed 
 thicic, at fcveral pittances, 
 or Intervals : Lach of them 
 conliits of four Imalb acute 
 Leaves, that are thick, and 
 full of Juice. _ This Plant 
 has no need of a large De- 
 icripticn j for it is dilfin- 
 guilh’d from all other 
 Plants , by having no 
 Leaves, nor Root, when it 
 is thrown up t coniilting 
 
 only of long I In cads, by 
 which it eneompaffes the 
 neighbouring Plants, anc. 
 fucks away their Nourifh- 
 ment. Upon which Ac- 
 
 grows-Ori Nettles, is very 
 Diubetick. *Tis hot, dry, 
 and cleanling: It opensOb- 
 ftru&ions, and purges 'Me- 
 lancholy ; is of good ufc in 
 the Itch , for the Black 
 Jaundice, and Obftrudions 
 of the Liver and Spleen. 
 But that which grows on 
 Nettles is prefer’d before 
 all the other in Phyfick. 
 Take of Dodder of Thime, 
 arid of Rhubarb, each one 
 Dram and an half ; of Se~, 
 na three Drams, of Y ello W 
 Sanders half a Dram , of 
 Coriander-feeds two Scru- 
 ples, of Salt of Wormwood 
 half a Dram, of Celtick 
 Spike one Scruple ; irifufe 
 them in a dole Veffel all 
 Night, in four Ounces of 
 White-wine, and Water cf 
 
 count the Country-people Apples : To fiveOunces of 
 in Suffex call it Hell-weed, the ftrain d Liquor, add fix 
 or the Devil’s Guts. And Drams of Syrup of Dqd- 
 ^ der of Thyme, and two 
 Drams of Jquct-vrirabilu \ 
 mingle them, and make a 
 Potion ; For thofe that are 
 difficult to purge, ‘add a 
 Dram, or two Drams, of 
 the Fibres of Black Helle- 
 bore, infus d in Vinegar. 
 This is an excellerit Purge 
 for melancholy People. 
 
 fo much for the Vices of 
 this Plant, 
 
 Tis fuppos’d to partici- 
 pate of the Plant it adheres 
 to : So that which grows 
 to Broom is- reckon’d Diu- 
 retick ; that is counted 
 moift, which fticks to Flax ; 
 that aftnngent , which 
 climbsMadderj that *hich 
 
 Common- 
 
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 D O 
 
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 Common- 2Dj0p*toO#, or 
 Filipendula , in Larin /;'// 
 pendula. R has ma ny 
 Roots; black without, anc 
 white within. The Fibres 
 ot it are bulbous. It has 
 manyLeavesat the Roots; 
 they are long, wing’d, and 
 indented almoft likeBur- 
 net-Saxifrage. The Stalk 
 is molt commonly fingle 
 upright, nine Inches, or a* 
 or higher, chan- 
 nel d branchy, with a few 
 Leaves on it. The Flow- 
 ers are placed on the top 
 of the Stalk, in a Tuft • 
 they fmcll fweet and are I 
 white ; they con/ift of fc- | 
 verai Leaves. Eleven or" 
 twelve Seeds, more or lefs, 
 arc placed in the form of 
 a Star. It grows in Mea- 
 dows, and Hilly Paftures. 
 
 the niimoclerateFJux of the 
 Lhi Id-bed PurgationsrThc 
 Vote is, one Dram of the 
 Root in Wine. It alfo 
 cures the Bloody Flux, and 
 Ruptures. 
 
 The Root attenuates , 
 and is fomewhat aftrin- 
 gent. A Dccodtion of it 
 provokes Urine, and ex- 
 pels Gravel : It cures the 
 Heat of Urine, and takes 
 off the difficulty of it. 
 I he Powder of the Root, 
 and the Juice of it, is com- 
 mended by fome, in the 
 Fa ling-Sicknefs: ‘Tis ex- 
 cellent for the Whites, and 
 
 Common ®0Ue’$,#O0t , 
 or Cr^s-bill, i n Latin Ge- 
 ranium Columbinnm vulrare. 
 It has feveral fmall,round> 
 pale-green Leaves, cut in 
 about the Edges, like Mal- 
 lows: They are placed up- 
 on long, reddilh, hairy 
 Stalks lying on rhcGround, 
 among which rife up two 
 I or three, or more, reddifh, 
 jointed, {lender, weak and 
 hairy Stalks, with fome 
 fuch like Leaves thereon, 
 but fmaller, and more cut 
 in. It has many very fmall, 
 bright, red Flo wers,of five 
 Leaves a-piece;after which 
 follow fmall Heads, with 
 fmall,fliortBeaks,pointing 
 forth, as all other Sorts of 
 this Kind of Herbs have. 
 
 *Tis very Vulnerary, ei- 
 ther outwardly applied, or 
 taken inwardly. It {tops a 
 Flux of Blood, and refolves 
 coagulatedBlood: It clean- 
 fes Wounds and Ulcers; It 
 expels gravel j and cafes 
 the 
 
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 the Pain of the Cholick. 
 The Powder of the Root 
 and Leaves taken, in Wine, 
 is very effectual for curing 
 Ruptures. 
 
 The EDofceWifOOt, cal- 
 led Herl-Robert^ and in La- 
 tin Geranium Robertianum . 
 has the fame Virtues with 
 this above-deferib’d. 
 
 dragons, in Latin Bra - 
 contium . Tiseafily known 
 being fpeckl’d like a Snake. 
 It flowers in July. 
 
 T'is hot and dry, aftrin- 
 gent, and of an acrid 
 Taite. T'is fomething of 
 the nature of Cuckow- 
 pint. Tis good in Coughs, 
 Catarrhs, and Convulfi- 
 ons. The Leaves are 
 good for Ulcers, and ve- 
 nomous Bitings. The 
 diftillT Water is good in 
 the Plague, and pcftilcnti- 
 al Fcavers. Take of Dra- 
 gon-Water, and Wood- 
 Sorrel, each four Ounces $ 
 of Compound Scordium- 
 Water two Ounces , of 
 Treacle-water, and Bezo- 
 artick- water, each one 
 Ounce ; of prepar’d Pearl 
 one Dram, of Syrup of 
 
 Gillyflowers two Ounces, 
 of Spirit of Vitriol twelve 
 Drops; make a Julep: The 
 Dofe is three Ounces often 
 in a Day. This is ufed 
 in the Plague. 
 
 SDuctemeat, in Latin 
 Lenticula yalufiris. This 
 grows in ftanding-waters, 
 and is full of fhining, round 
 Leaves, green above, and 
 black below. They are 
 joy n*d together with white 
 fmall Threads. It often 
 covers all the Water it 
 grows in. 
 
 Tis Cooling, and good 
 in Inflammations. It alfo 
 cures Childrens Ruptures, 
 An Infufion of it in White- 
 wine cures the Jaundice 
 infallibly, fix Ounces of 
 it being taken every 
 Morning, for nine Days. 
 Ducks feed upon it very 
 much. 
 
 £. Caulk 
 
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 E. 
 
 Tfftetivmte 
 
 RirjJinn.tfl / 
 
 in' Latin 
 Bulbocajlamnn. -The 
 Root is Tuberous, whitt^ 
 and' folid ; with fm all Fi- 
 bres at the Bottom and 
 \ Sides : It has a' fwecriih 
 and pleafant Tait'e : It 
 grows deep in the Ground. 
 The Leaves are cut more 
 (harp than the Leaves of 
 Parfley. The Stalk is fin - 
 gle, round, channeled, With 
 one Leaf growing tpit : 
 Moft comriionly, before it 
 d iy ides , it fclfin to Branch- 
 es, . at every divifibn of the 
 Stalk a Leafis pinch], much 
 more cut than th'ofe that 
 rife from the Ro’or. The 
 i’low.ers are white, and v ( e r 
 ry (mail. This is one of 
 the Umbcliferous Plants J 
 fo called, becaufe they fuf- 
 tain their Flowers by long 
 Foot-ftalks, in a Circle. 
 The Seeds are fmall, and 
 fomewhatlong, of a Chef- 
 nut-colour. It flowers at 
 the Latter End of May, or 
 Beginning of June j and 
 grows frequently in San- 
 dy and Gravelly Paftures. 
 
 When the Seed is ripe, the 
 Superficies withers imme- 
 diately, the Root remain- 
 ing in the Ground. 
 
 Our.Country-pcople eat 
 the Root raw • but when 
 it is pill’d, and boy I’d in 
 frefli Broth, With a little 
 Pepper, it is pleafantFood, 
 and very nourilhing, and 
 ftimulates Vpnery. Being 
 mix’d with Medicines, it 
 helps thofe that lpit Blood, 
 and make a BloodvUrine; 
 
 ^gglentttie, or Sweet - 
 Bryer, in Latin Bo/a fi 'lvt- 
 fir is odor a. It needs no De- 
 feription, its curious Smell 
 will not let it be uni 
 known. 
 
 TheVirtues of thcF low- 
 ers are much the lame with 
 Garden-Rofes,but more a- 
 flringent , wherefore they 
 are of excellent ule in 
 Fluxes of the Womb. The 
 Fruit of it is much com- 
 mended for its Lithontri- 
 ptick Virtue. The Heads, 
 When they afe ripe, con-, 
 tain a Pulp of a pleafant, 
 acid Tafte, which without 
 doubr,is very iifeful in Fe- 
 vers, and rex provoke Ap- 
 petite, 
 
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 petite. The Conferve of 
 it is commonly kept in the 
 i Shops, and is very good for 
 | the hot Scurvy, and for 
 I Spitting of Blood. The 
 * Root is good for the Biting 
 of a Mad Dog, a. fort 
 of a Sponge grows from 
 the Branches when they 
 are broken or hurt, which 
 is of a reddifti Colour j 
 which laid on the Pillow , 
 difpefes to Sleep. The 
 Allies of it cure the Heat 
 of Urine, and kill Worms. 
 Take or the Conferve of 
 Hips., and Wood-Sorrel, 
 each one Ounce j Con- 
 ferve of Berberries half an 
 Ounce, Cream cf Tartar 
 one Dram j make an Ele- 
 ctuary, with a fufficient 
 quantity ot Syrup of Li- 
 mons : Take the quan 
 tity of a Nutmeg thrice 
 a Day. This is good in 
 Fevers. 
 
 C^lDfC, in Latin Sa/uiu- 
 cns. Martin Blackwith wrote 
 a whole Book of the Vir- 
 tues and Uie of the Elder ■ . 
 the Title of it is. The Ana- 
 tomy of the Elder . The inner 
 Bark of the Elder purges 
 watery Humours : where- 
 fore it is good in Drbpfics; 
 
 The tender Leaves boyl'd 
 in Wine, is likewife very 
 good for the fame pur pole, 
 and more convenient for 
 weakly People, . The in- 
 ner Bark applied to Burns, 
 takes out the Fire. The 
 Flowers dilcufs,. mollilie 
 and diffolvc, and are Su- 
 dorifick and Anodine. Vi- 
 negar wherein the Flow- 
 ers have been infus’d, is 
 very agreeable to the Sto- 
 mach, and excites Appe- 
 tite j and it cuts and atte- 
 nuates grofs and crufie Hu- 
 mours. The Bernes arc 
 Alexipharmick, and Sudo- 
 rificlc. The Spirit drawn 
 from the Berries, provokes 
 Swear, and therefore good 
 in Fcvcrs.Thc Wine made 
 of the Juice of them. Or 
 the Juice mix’d with White 
 orRhcnithWinc,docs much 
 Good in Droplies. The 
 Seeds clcanlc, and purge 
 violently by Vomit, and 
 Stool. A Dccodfion of the 
 middle Bark, with. $yru]p 
 of Poppies , promotes 
 Sweat; But note, - That 
 Narcoticks , mix’d with 
 Sweating Medicines, do 
 much provoke Sweating. 
 For Svyellings iii the Feet, 
 take of the Leaves as much 
 tr as 
 
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 as is fufficient, boyl them 
 in OyJ, with Salt, and fo- 
 ment them with it. In 
 St. Anthony'* Fire, a Fo- 
 mentation is frequently u- 
 fed, made of two Parts of 
 'Elder-water, and one of 
 Spirit of Wine. This is 
 commonly us’d in London, 
 with good Succefs. My 
 Father makes an Ointment 
 of the Rcd-Lead-Plaifter 
 and Oyl of Elder, which 
 he frequently ules fer 
 Burns : And I have found 
 it very luccefsful alfo in 
 other inflammations. 
 
 Dwarf-QlUtX. See bane- 
 wort. 
 
 elecampane, in Latin 
 Heienitim. Many Leaves, 
 long and broad ,come from 
 the Root, and bend to- 
 wards the Earth ; they are 
 acute on both Ends, above 
 of a pale Green, under 
 hairy, indented about the 
 Edges. They have fhorr 
 Foot- ftalks, from theCcntre 
 whereof the Stalks rife , 
 fometirnes one fometimes 
 more ■> they are ftreighc , 
 hairy and reddifh* five or 
 fix Foot high, with fome 
 Loa\ e . thereon, comparing 
 
 E L 
 
 ( them about at the Lower 
 _ Ends ; they arc branched 
 towards the tops, and beat- 
 great, large Flowers, like 
 thole of our Marigold, of 
 a Golden Colour. The 
 Root is very thick, with- 
 out brown, within white, 
 and of anAromatickTaftc, 
 and fm ells fwcet and plca- 
 fantly, efpecially when dri- 
 ed. It grows in moift 
 Meadows and Pafturcs ; 
 but it is not common. 
 It flowers in June and 
 July. 
 
 The frefn Root being 
 candied, or dried , and 
 powder’d, mix’d withHc- 
 ny or Sugar, is very good 
 in a Difficulty of Breath- 
 ing, an AJlhma , and an old 
 Cough. Being taken after 
 Supper, it helps Conce- 
 ption. It is alfo commend- 
 ed as an excellent P re 1 cr- 
 eative againlt the Plague. 
 
 | Being taken in the Morn- 
 ing, it forces Urine, and 
 the Courfes. Half a Pint 
 of White-wine , wherein 
 the dic’d Roots have been 
 infus’d three Days, taken 
 in the Morning falling, 
 cures the Grecn-licknel's. 
 A DecoPtion of the Root, 
 taken 
 
EL ( 8; ) EL 
 
 taken inwardly or out- 
 wardly applied, is com- 
 mended by Tome for Con- 
 vullions, Contu lions, and 
 the Hip-Gout. The Roots 
 boyl’d inWinc,cr the frefh 
 Juice infus’d in it, and 
 drunk , kills and expels 
 W orms. W ine that is eve- 
 ry where prepar’d with 
 this Root in Germany, and 
 often drunk, wonderfully 
 quickens the Sight. Ele- 
 campane didill’d in com- 
 I mon Water, yields aVola- 
 : tile Salt, that fmells, anc 
 j has the fame Virtue with 
 : Salt of Harts-horn. Take 
 of the Roots of Elecam- 
 pane, well cleans’d from 
 the Fibres, as much as you 
 plcafe ; boy 1 them in Wa- 
 ter till they are fait, and 
 pulp them through aSievc; 
 whereof take one Part, and 
 ! of Hony two Parts ; boyl 
 them to the Confumption 
 of the Moidurc. This is 
 a Prcfervative ngainlt the 
 Plague. Take of theRoots 
 of Elecampane, Oris and 
 Liquori Hi, each one Dramj 
 of the Flowers of Sulphure 
 two Drams, Hony a luff- 
 jcient quantity to make an 
 Electuary, Oyl of Sulphure 
 ten Drops : make a Lin- 
 
 dtus. This is good for an 
 inveterate Cough.' 
 
 CtftT, in Latin XJlmns . 
 The Leaves, the Branches, 
 and the Bark, are aftrin- 
 ftent. The Leaves cure 
 Wounds ; and, rub’d with 
 Vinegar, they are good for 
 a Leprolie. The Bark boil- 
 ed in Fountain-water, ai- 
 med to the Confidence of 
 a Syrup, and the third part 
 of JqnavitA mix’d with it, 
 is an excellent Remedy for 
 the Hip-Gout, if the Part 
 aid idled be fomented with 
 it before the Fire. The 
 W atcr in the Bladders up- 
 on the Leaves clears the 
 Skin, it being wa fil’d with 
 it; and it betters the Com- 
 plexion. It helps Burden- 
 nefs in Children, Clothes 
 being wet in thcWater,and 
 applied ; but a Trufs mud 
 be kept on alfo. Take of 
 the Bark of Elm fixDrartis, 
 of the Root of Liquorifli - 
 half a Dram, of Railins of 
 the Sun don’d number 
 twenty, of Red Rofcs two 
 Pugils ; boyl them in a 
 fufficient quantity of Wa- 
 ter, to a Pint and an half; 
 diflolve in it of Hony of 
 Roles^and Simple Oxymel, 
 
 G 2 each 
 
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 each two Ounces ; make 
 
 a Gargarifm. 
 
 Cn&ttie, in Latin Endi- 
 via. The Root is fibrous, 
 and full of Milk. The 
 long, broad Leaves lie on 
 the Earth, they are like the 
 Leaves ot Lctticc ; lome- 
 times iridented about the 
 Edges. /The Stalk is two 
 or three Foot high, i mooch, 
 channcl’d, empty, and has 
 many Branches , and is 
 crooked ; being cut , it 
 yields a Milk. The Flow- 
 ers come from the Wings 
 of the Leaves ; they arc 
 Sky-colour’d, and like the 
 Leaves of Wild-Succory, 
 It grows in Gardens. 
 
 ’Tis cooling, and the 
 Water of it is ufed in Fe- 
 vers and Inflammations. 
 
 (gringo, or Set-Holly, in 
 Latin Eringium marinum. 
 The Roots are very long, 
 and fpread much ; they 
 have an Aromatick Taftc. 
 The Leaves are placed up- 
 on long Foot-ftalks ; they 
 arc almoft round, yet they 
 arc broader than they ate 
 long, 1 femetime an Hand’s 
 breadth, and more j they 
 
 arc thick, whitifli,or gray, 
 as is the whole Plant. The 
 Leaves arc (harp and prick- 
 ly. The Stalk is two Foot 
 high, and very branchy. , 
 The Heads are placed a- 
 mongft the prickly Leaves, 
 at the Extremities of the 
 Branches. The Flowers 
 arc white. It has two 
 broad Seeds joyn’d toge- 
 ther, which arc cncom- 
 pafs’d by Prickles on every 
 fide. 
 
 Eringo is Epatick, Nc- 
 phritick , and Alcxiphar- 
 mick. It forccsUrinc, and 
 the Courfes : It expels ; 
 
 Wind, and cafes Gripes, 
 and cures the Jaundice. 
 The Roots of it candied 
 are accounted excellent 
 Sweet-meats, and are Pro- 
 vocatives to Vcncry , and 
 arc good Prefervatives a-i 
 gainlt the Plague, and the 
 Contagion ot the Air ; and 
 arc good for Confumptive 
 People. The Root can- 
 died , cures a Gonorrhea, 
 and is ufed in the French I 
 Pox. And ufed in the 
 form of a Cataplafm, and 
 applied to the Belly, it pre- 
 vents Abortion. 
 
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E Y 
 
 C^brigljC, ill Latin 
 Eutbrcifia. ’Lis a fin a 11 
 Plant, an Hand and an 
 half high- The Root is 
 jingle, and crooked ; it has 
 a few large Fibres ; ’cis 
 woody, and white. The 
 Stalks are roundifh, hairy, 
 and, where the Sun Alines, 
 iurplilh. They have ma- 
 ny Branches, which come 
 from the Wings of the 
 Leaves, that arc longer 
 fometimes than the middle 
 Stalk. The Leaves are 
 placed by Pairs, on the 
 Stalk, oppolitc to one ano- 
 ther, without Foot-ftalks, 
 and are like the Leaves of 
 Chick-weed ; they are of 
 a deep Green, they fhine, 
 arc wrinkly, indented, and 
 hairy under, and ol a fat 
 and bitter ifhTaite. The lit 
 tie Flowers come from the 
 Wings of the Leaves ; they 
 are white, ftreakM within 
 with purple Lines, and 
 ycllowSpot is in the middle 
 The Seeds arc oblong, and 
 of an Alh-colour. It grows 
 commonly in barren Pa 
 ftures, and flowers about 
 the middle of Summer. 
 
 Eye-bright , which Way 
 foever it is taken, cither in 
 Powder by it fclf, or in 
 White-wine, or the juice, 
 or the diftill’dWater, won- 
 derfully flrengthens the 
 Eyes, and repairs a weak 
 Sight. ’Lis applied out- 
 wardly, being bruis’d, for 
 ' inflammations, and Dim- 
 ncls of Sight : Or the Juice 
 is drop’d into the Eye : 
 i 3ut efpccially the \V ater. 
 Take of Eye-bright two 
 Ounces , Mace half an 
 Ounce ; make a fine Pow- 
 der: Some add tq it Fen- 
 ncl-fecd and Sugar. This 
 is good for Dimncfs of 
 Sight : Take one Dram of 
 it Night and Morning ; 
 aut the Body muft be flrft 
 well purg’d. Fabrithis HH- 
 damns , who is an Author ol 
 the flrft Rank, lays, That 
 the Virtues of Eye-bright 
 arc fo effectual in Wcak- 
 nefs of Sight, that he had 
 obferv’d lome of Seventy 
 Years of Age to have, reco- 
 ver’d their Sight ( which 
 they had loft by long 
 Watch ings,and much Stu- 
 dy ) by the Utc of it. 
 The Oculifts in England, 
 dnd Beyond-Sea, ule the 
 f J a * Herb 
 
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 Herb in Sallets, in Broths, 
 in Bread, and in Table- 
 Beer ; and apply it out- 
 wardly in Fomentations , 
 and other External Medi- 
 cines for the Eyes. Take 
 of Water of Eye-bright , 
 and Fennel , each one 
 "Ounce and an half ; of 
 White Rofc-water one 
 Ounce , Prepar’d Tutty 
 two Drams , Camphire 
 two Grains ; mix them, 
 drop two or three Drops 
 into the Eye, warm, thrice 
 a Day. This is good 
 when the Eye is ynuch 
 bruis’d. 
 
 F. 
 
 r^Ommon JFetlttel, in La- 
 ^ tin F&niculum vulgar e. 
 It grows on hot and Itony 
 Grounds; and in England 
 on the Sea-banks, and on 
 Chalk-hills ; as inCornwal, 
 and in Pemjley-Marjh i n 
 Sujfex. 
 
 The Powder of theSecd, 
 taken daily, jn the Morn- 
 ing, falling, with Sugar, 
 clears the Sight wonder- 
 fully. The Seed ftrength- 
 
 ens the Stomach, and takes 
 offNauleoufnefs : And be- 
 ing mix’d with Pcdlorai 
 Medicines, it relieves thole 
 that arc Afthmatick ; and 
 alfo refills Poyfon. The 
 Leaves boy I’d in Barley- 
 water , increafc Nurfes 
 Milk: And aDecodlion of 
 the Leaves and Seeds al- 
 1 wages Ncphritick Pains, 
 forces Urine, and' expels 
 Gravel. The Roots pro- 
 voke theCourfes, and open 
 Obftrudlions of the Liver 
 and Spleen, and cure the 
 Jaund ice. The whole Herb 
 boy I’d in Broths, is rec- 
 kon’d good to prevent and 
 cure Over-fatnefs. The 
 tender Buds of Fennel, and 
 the upper part of the Root, 
 before the Stalks grow out, 
 are ufed for SecondCourfc, 
 being prepar’d wirh Oyl 
 and Pepper by the Italians t 
 and in Savoy, Dauphine, Pro- 
 vence and Languedoc, We 
 commonly ule the frefh 
 Leaves, cut fmall, in Pic- 
 kle for Filh,and inBoyling 
 them. It hinders Abor- 
 tion. And the Roots of it 
 boyl’d in Wine, and ap- 
 plied to the Eye, cured a 
 Suffufion in a Monk in the 
 fpacg of nine Days. Take 
 of 
 
 t r 
 
F E ( 87 ) F E 
 
 of the Seeds of Fennel, An- 
 ^iis and Coriander, each 
 one Dram, of Carroways 
 half a Dram, of Shavings 
 [ of Harts-horn,. and Ivory, 
 
 1 each one Dram ; of the. 
 Species Aromatick Rofat 
 half a Dram, of Marjoram 
 half a Dram, of the Cor- 
 dial-flowers one Dram, ofj 
 the Roots of Liquorifh and t 
 Elecampane , c.'ich one 
 Dram ; of Ginger, Galan- 
 gal, Nutmegs, and Cloves, 
 each half a Dram ; Saffron 
 one Scruple ; beat them 
 grofly, and add of Sugar 
 of Rofes the weight of all : . 
 The Dofe is half a Spoon- 
 ful, after Meals. This has 
 done much good for thole 
 that have been troubled 
 with- Wind in their Sto- 
 machs.' 
 
 or Sul- 
 phur-wort, in Latin Puceda- 
 mtvi villgme. The Root is 
 thick, ’tix cover’d with a 
 black Bark, the Subftance 
 of it is green : If it be cut, 
 the Juice that comes out 
 Imells ftrong, like Pitch. 
 The Stalk is three or four 
 Foot high, or higher ; ’cis 
 Branchy. The Urhbels^ or 
 Tufts, arc very large. The 
 
 Flowers are yellow , and 
 have yellow Threads.. The 
 Leaves are large, and di- 
 vided into three Parts ; 
 and each Divifion is again 
 divided into three other 
 Parts. The Seeds are thin, 
 flat and yellowilh, and 
 taftc acrid, and bittcrifh. . 
 It grows in Marfhy Ditch- • 
 es, near Shorehmn in Suf- 
 fix, and near the Tbanics 
 jplentifully. 
 
 It expedorates, and ex- 
 pels Choler. ’lis chiefly 
 ufed in Difeales of the 
 .Brcaft, for Coughs, Wind., 
 and Obftrudions of thcLi-, 
 ver, Spleen and Reins. .It . 
 forces Urin'c , and does 
 good in the Stone. .’Tis 
 ufed outxvardly in' HeadV 
 achcs. The Anciertts rec- 
 kon’d it was good for. all 
 nervous Difeales ; as, Le- 
 thargy, Frenzy, Falling- 
 fleknefs, Giddincfs, Palfie, 
 and the like. The Goh- 
 ferve of it is an excellent 
 Hifrei-ick andPedoral Me- 
 dicine. 
 
 in Latin 
 ftrnum Gractuvu It has one 
 thin', green, hollow Stalk, 
 divided into Wings and 
 G 4 Branch- 
 
F E 
 
 C 88 ) 
 
 F E 
 
 Branches, not above a Foot 
 high. The Leaves are like 
 rhe Leaves of Mcadow- 
 Tre-foil , but they are 
 rounder and fmaller ; a- 
 bove they are green, below 
 of an Afli-colour. The 
 Flowers come from the 
 Wmgs of the Leaves, and 
 are like thole of Lupines, 
 and are whitifh. It has 
 Pods an Hand, or an Hand 
 and an half long, that are 
 plac’d upon veryfhortFoot- 
 Italks ; they arc thin, nar- 
 row, and flat; in which is 
 contain’d the Seed, which 
 is oblong, and almoft four- 
 square, and of a ycllowifli 
 Colour, and fmells fwcet. 
 The Root is fmall, white, 
 Angle, and woody. ’Tis 
 fown in many Places : I 
 never found it grow Spon- 
 taneoufly. 
 
 Subftancc,blunts the Acri- 
 mony of the Humours, and 
 keeps the Guts from Ero- 
 hon. Take of the Seeds of 
 Fenugreek as much as you 
 pieafe, boyl them in Water 
 andHony till they arc foft; 
 then beat them, and boyl 
 them again with Hony : 
 Spread it on a Cloth, and 
 apply it for the Hip-Gout; 
 it prefen tly gives cafe. T-iK 
 
 The Flower of the Seed, 
 which is only in ufc, mol- 
 lifies, digefts, ripens and 
 difeufles ; and is Anodinc: 
 And thc^lfe of it is fo ve- 
 ry frequent, that there is 
 fcarce aChirurgcon makes 
 a Poviltds without it, or 
 its Mulilage. *Tis nlfo of- 
 ten ufed in Emollient Cly- 
 sters ; for the Mufilaginous 
 
 ■'cry goed alfoforthe Eyes. 
 T ake of the Pulp of Sweet 
 Apples, boy l*d to the Con- 
 liftcnce of a Poultis, in a 
 fufficicnt quantity of Fen- 
 nel and Verva in- water ; 
 Itrain it through a Sieve, 
 then add ofthe Mulilage of 
 Fenugreek-feeds, extract- 
 ed in Rpfe-watcr, of the 
 Blood-flrone finely pow- 
 der’d each one Dram ; of 
 ' Camphire, and Prepar’d 
 Tutty, one Scruple ; of 
 Bole-Almoniack a little, of 
 Role- water a fufficient 
 quantity : Make an Epi- 
 them, for the Eyes. For 
 Cold Swellings of thePaps, 
 apply the Flower of Fe- 
 nugreek -feed, mix’d with 
 Juice of Smallagc. Take 
 of Flax and Fenugreek - 
 feeds, beaten, each one 
 Ounce ; of ordinary Bar- 
 ley 
 
F E 
 
 ( 89 ) 
 
 F E 
 
 Icy one Pugil,of the Flow- 
 ers of Camomile and Mc- 
 Jilot, each one Pugil ; of 
 Rye-Bran two Pugils j 
 Make a Decodlion of all in 
 Water, to half a Pint ; in 
 the drain’d Liquor diffolve 
 the Yolks of two Eggs, 
 Hony of Rofes three Oun- 
 ces^, Brown Sugar two 
 Ounces ; mix them, and 
 make a Clyfter. This is 
 good in the Bloody Flux. 
 
 Common Male-jfttll, in 
 Latin f’ilix mat vulgaris. 
 It grows every where near 
 Hedges, andinfhady Pla- 
 ces. 
 
 ThcRoot is reckon’d in- 
 jurious to Women, and oc- 
 cafioiis Barrennefs, hinders 
 Conception, and caufes A- 
 horrion. *Tis peculiarly 
 good for the Rickets. 
 
 Female- ttl, in Latin 
 FiHx feemina. It grows 
 every where on barren 
 Grounds. *Tis the larged 
 of all that grows in Eng- 
 land. The Root is bran- 
 chy, and creeping. ’Tis 
 Very injurious to Husband- 
 men. 
 
 Of the Allies of this, 
 and the Male-Fcrp, are 
 made, with Water, Balls, 
 efpeciallv in Warwickjhirc 
 and StaffordJbirc\ and be- 
 ing dried in the Sun, they 
 wafli their Clothes with 
 them, indead of Soap : 
 But before they ufe them, 
 they put them into a light 
 Fire, ‘till they are red hot; 
 and then they will eaiiiy 
 powder. "I his Fern is ufed 
 in Sujfex to burn Lime ; 
 for the Flame of it is very 
 fit for that Ufe. The Root 
 of it reduc’d to Powder, 
 and one Dram of it taken 
 in Water and Hony, kills 
 the broad and long W orms 
 of the Belly. Mounte- 
 banks keep this as a great 
 Secret, and yfe it to kill 
 Worms. The Juice of the 
 Root is good for Burns. 
 Some poor People have 
 been forc’d (in great Scar- 
 city of Corn ) to make 
 Bread of this Root. The 
 Aides cad upon Stones* 
 indead of Nitre, make 
 Glafs of a geeen Colour. 
 
 Flowering - or Of- 
 mond-royoly in Latin Fih'x 
 fori da y or Ofmonda regal*** 
 
 ‘ k 
 
F E ( 90 ) F E 
 
 It /hoots forth , in the 
 Spring, divers rough, hard 
 Stalks, half round, and ho!- 
 lowifh, flat on the other 
 fide, two Foot high ; hav- 
 ving feveral Branches of 
 winged , yellowifh green 
 Leaves on all fides, lome- 
 what like the Leaves of 
 Polypody. From the top 
 of fome of the Stalks grows 
 along Bufh of fmall, green, 
 fcaly Aglets, which -are 
 counted the ; Flowers and 
 Seeds. The Root is rough, 
 thick and fcaly, with- a 
 white Pith. It grows in. 
 Marlhy Places , and a- 
 mongft Woods, in -many 
 Places of England* 
 
 The Root cures Burden 
 Bellies, and. Ulcers. . It 
 does good in the Cholick, 
 andDifeafes of the Spleen. 
 The whitifh- Part of. the 
 Root is very effectual for 
 Bruifcs, with thofe. that 
 are wounded , it* . being- 
 boy I’d in Tome Liquor. 
 ’Tis excellent in the Ric- 
 kets , a Conferee being 
 made of the tender Buds 
 of it, and of Afparagus, 
 Spleen-wort and Ha'rts- 
 tongue. 
 
 in Latin 
 Maijiciirfo. It has a white 
 Root, and many Fibres. It 
 has many Ssaiks, about 
 three Foot high, rigid. , 
 channci’d, fmcoth, pretty 
 large, and full of a fun- 
 gous Pich. It has many 
 Leaves, but, they arc not 
 plac’d orderly. Towards 
 die top of the Stalks come 
 forth d retail Branches from 
 the Wings of the Leaves, i 
 whereon, as. a Mb on the 
 cops of t-he 4 Stalks, many 
 Flowers arc placed, upon 
 oblong Foot-flralks, as it 
 were in a Tuft 3 they are 
 not very large white , 
 fhorr, marginal Leaves en- i 
 com pads the middle yellow 
 Difh ; when the marginal 
 Leaves wither;, the Difh- 
 grows large i The -Colour 
 of the Leaves arc of a ycl- 
 lowifh Green. The whole. 
 Plant ftnciliT ftrong. It 
 flowers in or S 
 
 and grows in;Hcdgcs,. and * 
 anion gib Ru bbif h. The ■ 
 Leaves are very much cut ] 
 about the Edges, ] 
 
 ~ ' ’Tis hiuchmfed. in Dill ; 
 cafes of the Womb : A De- j 
 codtion of it forces the : 
 Courfes, 
 
El ( 9 1 ) F I 
 
 Courics, and expels the 
 After-birth : It cures the 
 Suffocation of the Womb : 
 It docs all a bitter Herb 
 can do. It cures Fevers. 
 Bees cannot endure it ; 
 wherefore thofe that a- 
 bound with good Humours 
 in the Body, and are moff 
 apt to be lfung with Bees, 
 may fccure themfelvcs , 
 when they walk in Gar- 
 dens where Bees arc, by 
 carrying Feverfew in their 
 Hands. Take of Fever- 
 few one Handful, warm 
 it in a Frying-Pan, apply 
 it twice or thrice hot ; this 
 cures an Hemi crania : And 
 the crude Herb applied to 
 the top of the Head, cures 
 the Head-ach. A Deco- 
 btion of it, with the Flow- 1 
 ers of Camomile , cures 
 Hiftcrical Symptoms, and 
 forces the Child-bed Pur- 
 gations in great Abun- 
 dance. 
 
 jfic^trec, in Latin Fi- 
 cus. Frefh Figs, if they are 
 ripe, are very foon con- 
 codfed. Galene ate no other 
 Fruit, after Twenty eight 
 Years of Age, than Figs 
 and Raifins. They are Pe- 
 dtoral, and are ufed by 
 
 Phyficians in Difcafes of 
 the Lungs. Some Women 
 eat them to facilitate Deli- 
 very : And Brandy burnt 
 on Figs, is frequently ufed • 
 to cure a Cough. Figs, 
 outwardly applied, ripen, 
 moliific, and attradh Be- 
 ing beat with Leaven and 
 Salt, they break Peftilen- 
 tial Buboes, and other Tu- 
 mours, in a few Days. 
 King Hezekiah ufed the 
 fame Medicine, with Ad- 
 vice of the Prophet, 2 King. 
 zo. 7. ’Tis faid that Figs, 
 frequently eaten , breed 
 Lice. The Juice of the 
 Fig-Srcd is very biting, and 
 may be reckon’d amongft 
 the C-aufficks ; and may be 
 ufea to cure Warts, and 
 other fordid Excrefcen- 
 cies of the Skin. Take 
 of Raifins of the Sun ftc- 
 ned, one Ounce • of Se- 
 beftens and Jujubes, each 
 fifteen, Dates fix, fat Figs 
 eight, French Barley one 
 Ounce, Liquorifh half an 
 Ounce, ’ 6f the Leaves of 
 Maiden-hair, Hylop, Sca- 
 bious and Colt’s-foot, eacE 
 one Handful: ; hoyl them 
 in three Pints 'of Fountain- 
 water, till a third part be 
 confumed : The Dofe is 
 
( 9 * ) 
 
 F I 
 
 eight Spoonfuls thrice a 
 Day. This is the Pectoral 
 DccoCtion of the London- 
 Difpenfatory. 
 
 , in Latin 
 Serophularia major. It has 
 a (linking Smell, like Ei- 
 der. The Root creeps a- 
 wry, is white, and pretty 
 thick, and branches out un- 
 equally. The Stalk is firm, 
 (freight, four-fquare, hol- 
 low and Purplifh, about 
 four Foot high, and is di- 
 vided into Wings. The 
 Leaf is large, (harp, indent • 
 ed, and of a dark green 
 Colour. The Flowers are 
 placed on hairyFoot-ftalks, 
 in a Five-leav’d Cup, and 
 they are of a purple Co- 
 lour. It grows in Hedges, 
 and amonglt Bullies fre- 
 quently. 
 
 This, and fome other 
 Herbs , do good in the 
 King’s-Evil j but nothing 
 has been found fo effectual, 
 as Touching : And he that, 
 on Trial, lhall find the 
 Contur»acioufnefs of this 
 Difcafc, which frequently 
 deludes the belt Care and 
 Induftry, will find Reafon 
 of Acknowledging the 
 
 Goodnefsof God, who has 
 dealt fo plentifully \vith 
 this Nation, in giving the 
 Kings of it, -at lealt, from 
 Edward the Confejfor^ own- 
 wards, if not for a longer 
 Time , an extraordinary 
 Power in the Miraculous 
 Cures thereof. This cur 
 Chronicle has all along tc- 
 ftified ; and the Perlonal 
 Experience of many Thou- 
 sands, now living, can wit- 
 nels the lame. ? Eis alio 
 ufeful in Cancers, and fat- 
 ing Ulcers, The P<5\vcler 
 of the dried Root, applied 
 to the Piles, dr ies them up. 
 A Dram of it taken in- 
 wardly , expels Worms. 
 The Water diddl'd from 
 the Root, cures a Red Face. 
 An excellent Ointment is 
 made of this Herb, for cu- 
 ring the Itch : It is compo- 
 fed as follows ; In May 
 take the Herb, with the 
 Root ; and, well wafh’d and 
 cleans’d, beat them in a 
 Mortar; keep the juice in 
 a Girds, well Hop’d, for a 
 Year : and when you 
 
 would prepare the Oint- 
 ment, take of the Juice of 
 Wax.and Oyl, equal parts, 
 and boy 1 them to an Oint- 
 ment.' For the King’s-E- 
 vi( 
 
F I 
 
 F I 
 
 ( 95 ) 
 
 v il make the followingPlai- 
 itcr : Take one Pound of 
 Lard, melted over a mo- 
 derate Fire j then take of 
 the Leaves of Fig-wort, 
 HoundVtonguc,rhc Flow- 
 ers of 'White Arch-Angel, 
 and Fox-glove ; cut them 
 1 mall, and boy 1 them in the 
 Lard : Do the fame three 
 or lour times, till the Oint- 
 ment be of a deep green 
 Colour ; then add two 
 Ounces of Turpentine, and 
 an Ounce of Verdigreafe, 
 and a fufticicnt quantity of 
 "Wax and Rohn ; drain it, 
 and make aPlaiftcr,fprcad 
 on Leather, and apply it to 
 the Part a Heeled. 
 
 j^ilbCCD, in Latin Cory- 
 lufjativa. The Nut is ve- 
 ry pieafant ; but if many 
 of them are eaten , they 
 occaiion the Hcau-ach , 
 Wind in the Stomach , 
 Loofenefs, and the Bloody- 
 Flux. Hoops are made of 
 the Branches: And Paint- 
 ers ule the Coal of it , 
 to delineate. Gun-pow- 
 der was made ol the 
 Coal , before the Coals 
 of Alder were found 
 more commodious lor that 
 Ule. 
 
 in Latin A- 
 bies. They lay it grows 
 plentifully on the Moun- 
 tains in Scotland: But I 
 fuppofe , the Tree that 
 grows commonly there, is 
 that which is called by skil- 
 ful Botanifts, Ticca ; for, 
 that which we plant in our 
 Gardens for the Firr-trec, 
 is the Ticca , as appears by 
 the Charadtcriftick Notes 
 of the Ticca ; for the Cone 
 is (lender and long, and 
 hangs downward ; and the 
 rigid and prickly Leaves 
 encompafstheBranches Til— 
 orderly. Tbeofhtajfus fays, 
 ’tis propagated only by the 
 Seed ; and that the Cut- 
 ting efF the Tops caufes it 
 to wither, and die the lame 
 i Y car : But we find by Ex- 
 perience, that the Branches 
 j do not only grow, but take 
 j Root, and in time become 
 j Trees. The Refin of it is 
 twofold : Firfb, Liquid, 
 
 I which comes from young 
 Firr-trees : This the Shops 
 fa .'fly call Venice- Turpen- 
 tine. Secondly, Dry ; it 
 is like Frankincenfe. Thir- 
 ty three ftatcly Trees of 
 this Kind make a fair Ap- 
 pearance, on a little Hill, 
 
 near Wary ton in Stafford- 
 /hire 
 
F L 
 
 C 94 ) 
 
 F L 
 
 AVtf, two Miles from iVeiv- 
 jpor/. 
 
 in Larin Linum fa- 
 tivum. ’Tis fowmnthcFiclds: 
 
 The Branches and Tops 
 are infus’d in Diet-drinks, 
 for the Scurvy, with very 
 good Succcfs. 
 
 Sweet- f melting #lag, in 
 La r in Calamus dromdtieus 
 Ojficiftarum. It ' was firlt 
 obierv’d by Dodtor Thomas 
 Brown , in rhe River 2am, 
 near Norwich . It grows al- 
 io Iponra-neoufly in other 
 Parts of England, ( viz.) 
 near Hedley in Surrey , and 
 m Chejhire. ’Lis cafily 
 known by its fweet Smell. 
 
 ’Tis hot and dry. ’Tis 
 chiefly uled inObftrudlions 
 of the Courlcs, Liver and 
 Spleen, and in the Cho- 
 lick • it alio provokes U- 
 rinc. The Root of it can- 
 died taftes very plcafant- 
 !y, and is grateful to the 
 Stomach. The Turks ufu- 
 ally chew it in a Morning, 
 to prevent Contagion of 
 corrupted Air. The Tar- 
 tars carry it about with 
 them, and will not drink 
 Water unlcfs the Root has 
 been infus’d in it. 
 
 , The Oylis chiefly in ufe 
 for Medicine. ’Tis taken 
 inwardly in aQuinfic,Plcu- 
 rilic,ConfumptionandCho- 
 iick. Outwardly uleii, it 
 mollifies hard Swellings; 
 and cafes Pains j it aflwa- 
 ges the Swellings of the 
 Belly. Printers Ink is 
 made of this Oyl and 
 Lamb-black. 
 
 Edging, or Wild- D war f- 
 ite, or Mill -mountain , 
 in Latin Linum [ilvejlre ca - 
 thartienm. It has a final], 
 white, woody Root, and 
 fome Fibres. It fends forth 
 little Stalks, that creep a 
 little, and then rife anHand 
 high* or higher ; they arc 
 frnall, jointed and reddifh) 
 branchy at the top, and 
 bending downward. The 
 lower Leaves are roundi ih> 
 and have an obtufe Point j 
 the upper, on the Stalks, 
 are plac’d by Pairs, op po- 
 lite to one another ; there 
 are many of them * they 
 are frnall, and half an Inch 
 long ; fmooth, and without 
 Foot-ftalks. The Flowers 
 have five white Leaves * 
 and 
 
F L ( 9 12 F L 
 
 niza falujlris. The Root 
 
 sand are placed on lmall 
 Foot-italks. The Talte 
 of rhe whole Plane is bit- 
 ter, and nauieous. it fio ve- 
 ers at the Beginning ef 
 June. It grows ccanncnly 
 in dry and hilly Patturcs. 
 
 The whole Herb infus’d 
 inWhiccrwinc/hr a whole 
 Night over hot Allies pur- 
 ges Ifrongiy Watery Hu- 
 mours. Take of Purging 
 Flax one Handful , ot 
 S weet-Fen n e i-S c ed s two 
 Drams ; boy 1 them in a 
 furiicicnt Quantity of 
 Fountain- water , to fix 
 Ounces ; add two Oun- 
 ces of White-wine, male 
 a purging Potion. 
 
 Common - , in 
 Latin Coniza Media, 
 It is very bitter and 
 biting , of a Itrcng, and 
 ibmevvhac fetid Smell, like 
 Mary golds ; and pro- 
 bably an Hiftcrick and 
 Uterine, outward ly difeuf- 
 ling in Medicines for the 
 E)cs • and good in Medi- 
 cines for the Itch, It feels 
 clammy , and Intel's like 
 loap’d Cloaths. 
 
 AfarJk-ffltteX } ane , or 
 Birds-tongue , i n Latin Co- 
 
 ts thick, and fpreads much; 
 lending forth hollow and. 
 erdied Stalks, three Foot 
 high,with many Joints and 
 Branches, bearing two long 
 Leaves at each Joint, which 
 are indented about the 
 Edges ; green on the up- 
 per fide, and grey or wool- 
 ly underneath. At the tops 
 of the Stalks and Branches 
 hand many fmal), yellow 
 Flowers together, like thofe 
 of Rag-wort. The Seeds 
 when ripe, fly away with 
 the Wind. It grows in the 
 Fen-ditches , and on the 
 Banks in the Idle of Ely, 
 but not very common. It 
 grows chiefly near Stret- 
 ham-Ferry . 
 
 The Herb being fpread 
 under -foot, or burnt, in a- 
 ny Place, will, as it is be* 
 lick ’J, drive away venom- 
 ous Creatures and Fleas, 
 and kill Gnats ; wherefore 
 it’s call’d Flea-bane. Some 
 prepare an Ointment ot 
 die Root and Leaves for 
 the Itch. 
 
 .f liutocet) , in Latin 
 Sophia Chiruvgonm. It is 
 two or three Foot high. 
 
 It 
 
( 96 ; 
 
 F L 
 
 F L 
 
 Ic has many hard, woody 
 Branches ;they are round, 
 and a Jitde hairy. The 
 Leaves are cut fmall, like 
 Roman-Wormwood ; it 
 raftes lomewhat acrid.The 
 Flowers are many, fmall, 
 and yellow! Hi. The Pods 
 lucceed the Flower; they 
 are about an Inch long, 
 and very fmali. The Seed 
 is very fmall, and brown. 
 I he Root, is white. It 
 grows inftonv and gravel- 
 ly Places, and on Stone- 
 Walls , and in untiliM 
 Grounds. 
 
 A Dram of the Seed is 
 very good for a Loolcnefs: 
 And not only the Seed, but 
 the whole Herb, is com- 
 mended for the Fluxes of 
 the Belly, and the Bloody 
 Flux." Tis ufed in PJai- 
 fters for Wounds, and for- 
 did l J leers. In Yorkjhire 
 they ufc the Seed to ex- 
 pel Gravel, with good Suc- 
 ccfs. 
 
 Common Purple- 
 fcCfdnC?, in Latin Iris vul- 
 gtris. 
 
 The Root hang’d in 
 Wine or Beer, yreferves 
 
 the Beer fweet, and im- 
 parts a pleafant Talte and 
 Smell in the Wine* like 
 Rasberries. Tis much us’d 
 by Bakers, to prepare Lea - 
 ven for Whcaten Bread. 
 Many Virtues are attribu- 
 ted to the Root of this 
 Plant, by the Ancient and 
 Modern Writers; they are 
 briefly defer ib’d as follows : 
 By Scroder ’tis chiefly us’d 
 for Coughs, Difficulty of 
 Breathing, Obftrudfions of 
 the Courfcs,and Children’s 
 Gripes. Being outwardly 
 applied, it takes off Spots 
 from the Skin. Mix’d with 
 Hellebore and Hony, ’tis 
 much ufed in Powders for 
 the Hair. It cures the 
 Dropfie and Jaundice : 
 Take from half an Ounce, 
 to one Ounce and an half, 
 of the Juice ; this is com- 
 mended in a Dropiie , to 
 purge away the Water. 
 AGentlewoman cured ma- 
 ny Hydropical People by 
 this Juice alone : She gave 
 four Spoonfuls, of it daily, 
 in the Morning faffing, in 
 fix Spoonfuls of ■ White- i 
 wine. 
 
 The Yellow Water- 
 
 in Latin Iris 
 pain - 
 
F L 
 
 ( 97 ) 
 
 fatuftris lutea. It grows 
 [almoft every where , in 
 Marfhy Places, and upon 
 ■the Banks of Rivers. 
 
 Whether it be hot; or 
 cold, Botaniits do net a- 
 gree j but rilnioft all allow 
 it very riftringent, and the 
 Taftc of it confirms as 
 much ; wherefore it is com- 
 mended for the Bloody- 
 Flux, and other Fluxes of 
 the Belly and Womb : And 
 it flops Blood, arid there- 
 fore is ufcful to prevent the 
 Bloody-Flux, and Bleed- 
 ing. The Sick mult have it 
 hang’d about him: So that 
 it is plain, the Apothe- 
 caries were in a great Br- 
 four fornicrly, when they 
 ufied this Root ( which has 
 quite contrary Faculties ) 
 for the Root of the Sweet- 
 fmclling Flag. The High- 
 landers in Scotland make 
 excellent Ink with this 
 Root, infus’d; or a little 
 boy l’cl in Water twenty 
 four Honrs, by rubbing a 
 white, rough Stone upon 
 a Knife-, or a piece of 
 jgood Steel in it, for home 
 Hours. 
 
 F L 
 
 . jflttentU , or Male* 
 
 Speed-well , j n Latin Veroni- 
 ca mas. It creeps with 
 Twigs on the Superficies 
 of the Earth, and fends 
 down Roots from the 
 joints. Thcfc little Stalks, 
 or Twigs, are fmall, round, 
 long, hairy, and jointed. 
 The Leaves are placed by 
 Pairs, one Oppofite to ano- 
 ther, at the Joints > they 
 arc hairy, and indented a- 
 bout the Edges ; theytafte 
 bitter , and acrid. The 
 Flowers come forth lpiked 
 from the Wings of the 
 Leaves, compos’d of four 
 fmall Leaves of a deepSky- 
 colour, with Threads of 
 the fame Colour in the 
 middle. The Seeds are 
 contain’d in fmall Recepta- 
 cles, likeShepherds-purfe. 
 The Flowers confift really 
 of one Leaf only £ for, tho’ 
 they fcemfeveral, yet they 
 are all . entire at the bot- 
 tom. It grows plentifully 
 on dry Places, and on 
 Heath* in Gravelly, San- 
 dy dnd Sunny Places, 
 
 A large quantity of the; 
 DecodFon of it, .ufed for 
 feme Time, cured a Wo- 
 H mm 
 
f l ( 98 ; Tl 
 
 man of the Stone in the 
 Kidneys ; which {he had 
 been troubled with lixteen 
 Years. 
 
 The Lejfer Spiked- fflutl- 
 Un, or Speed-well , in Latin 
 Veronica fpicata minor. The 
 Root grows awry, and is 
 fibrous. The Stalk is up- 
 right, fometimes four Inch- 
 es, fometimes a Foot,fome- 
 tirnes two Foot high, or 
 higher. Thofe Leaves that 
 are placed at the Joints are 
 narrow and {harp, hairy 
 and a little indented ; they 
 are larger at the Root. 
 The Stalk ends in a long 
 Spike, full of Sky-colour’d 
 Flowers, flowering by de- 
 grees, firft the Lower, then 
 thofe that are at top ; when 
 they are faded, little, long 
 Threads remain. 
 
 ’Tis Vulnerary, andSu- 
 dorifick. ’Tis chiefly ufed 
 in Erolions , and Obftru- 
 dtions of the Lungs, and 
 Spleen; in the Cholick,and 
 Confumption ; for the 
 Plague, and the Itch. ’Tis 
 of excellent ufe in Cleanf- 
 ing Wounds, being out- 
 wardly applied ; and for 
 
 hard Swellings of the 
 Spleen. 
 
 Female- , or 
 Speedwell , in Latin Veroni- 
 cafcem in a fuchfii ,fiveEIatine. 
 The firit kind of Elntine, 
 being of Fuchfius and M at - 
 thiolus , called Veronica 
 foemina , the Female - 
 Fluellin j fliooteth from 
 a fmall and fibrous Root 
 many flexible and tender 
 Branches, difperfed flat up- 
 on the Ground , ramping 
 and creeping with Leaves 
 likei^MOT7?i«/cr//j,but that the 
 Leaves of&latine are of an 
 Hoary, Hairy, overworn 
 Green Colour ; among 
 which come forth many 
 fmall Flowers, of a yellow 
 Colour , mixed with a 
 little Purple, like unto the 
 fmall Snapdragon, having 
 a certain Tail, or Spur 
 faftned unto every fuch 
 Flower, like the Herb cal- 
 led Lark's-Spun. The 
 lower Jaw or Chap of the 
 Flower, is of a Purple 
 Colour, and the upper 
 Jaw of a fair Yellow ; 
 which being paft, there 
 fucceeds a {mall black 
 Seed, contained in round 
 Husks. 
 
 r 
 
F L 
 
 ( 99 ) F L 
 
 The Second kind of E- 
 | latine , hath Stalks , 
 Branches , Flowers, and 
 Roots, like the firft : But 
 theLeavesarefafhioned like 
 the former, but that they 
 have two little Ears at 
 the lower end, fomewhat 
 refembling a narrowHead, 
 broad at the letting on : 
 But the Spur or Tail pf 
 the Flower is longer, and 
 more Purple mixed with 
 the Yellow in the Flower. 
 Both thefe Plants I have 
 found in fundry Places, 
 where Corn hath grown, 
 efpecially Barley, as in the 
 Fields , about South-Fleet 
 in Kent) where within fix 
 Miles compafs, there is 
 not a Field wherein it 
 doth not grow. They 
 flower in Jugufi and Sep- 
 tember. 
 
 Thefe Plants are not 
 only of a lingular aftrin- 
 gent faculty, and thereby 
 help them that are trou- 
 bled wth the Difentery 
 and hot Swellings ; but 
 of fuch lingular Efficacy to 
 heal Spreading and Eating 
 Canker’s, and Corrofive 
 Ulcers, that their Virtue 
 
 in a manner palfes all cre= 
 dit in thefe fretting Sores, 
 upon fure proof done un- 
 to fundry Perfons j and e- 
 fpecially upon a Man 
 whom 9ena repeateth to 
 have his Nofe eaten moft 
 grievoufly with a Canker 
 or eatingSore,who fent;for 
 the Phyficians, and Chi- 
 rurgeons that were fa- 
 moully known to be the 
 bell: ; and they with one 
 confent concluded to cut 
 the faid Nofe off, to pre- 
 ferve the reft of his Face * 
 Among thefe Surgeons and 
 Phyficians , came r a ppOf 
 forry Barber , who had 
 been a Servant to a Pfty- 
 fician, and he undertook; 
 to cure the Patient. This 
 forefaid Barber ftanding 
 in the Company r . and 
 hearing their Determina- 
 tion, defired that He might 
 make Trial of an Herb 
 which he had feen his 
 Mafter ufe for the lame 
 purpole, which Herb Ela- 
 tine, though he were ig- 
 norant of the Name 
 whereby it was called, yet 
 he knew where to fetch it. 
 To be ihort, this Herb he 
 Stamped , and gave the 
 Juice of it unto the Pau- 
 li 2 snv 
 
F O 
 
 ( ioo ) F 0 
 
 ent to drink, arid outward- 
 ly applied the fame Plai- 
 fter-wife, and in a very 
 jffiort fpace perfe&ly cured 
 the Man, and ^laied the 
 reft of his Body from fur- 
 ther Corruption , which 
 was ’ ready tO fall into a 
 Leprofie. Elatine helpeth 
 the Inflammation of the 
 Eyes, and dcfendeth Hu- 
 mours flowing unto them, 
 being boylcd , and as a 
 Poultis applied thereto. 
 The Leaves fodden in the 
 Broth of a Hen or Veal, 
 ftaieth the Difentery. The 
 Modern Writers affirm , 
 that the Female Fluelfin 
 openeth the Obftructions 
 or flopping of the Liver 
 or Spleen, provoketh U- 
 rine, d'riveth forth Stones, 
 and deanfeth the Kidneys 
 and Bladder, according to 
 Paulus. The weight of a 
 Dram, or of a French 
 Crown, of the Powder of 
 the Herb, with the like 
 weight of Treacle, is com- 
 mended againft: Pcftilenti- 
 al Fevers. 
 
 Purple jFor^lO fleS , in 
 Latin Digitalis purpurea 
 Vulgaris. ’Tis fometimes 
 four Loot high. The Stalk 
 
 is as thick as the Thumb, 
 angled, hairy, reddilh, and 
 concave. The Root i^ 
 fibrous’ and bitter. The 
 Flowers arc placed on a ] 
 long Spike ; they arc pla- 
 ced on Ihort, hairy Foot- 
 ltalks, and hang down- 
 wards ; each of them has 
 a little ffiarp Leaf joyn’d 
 to it ; they arc like a Tay- 
 lor’s Thimble j without 
 they are of a Cnmfon Co- 
 lour, except in the lower 
 Part, which, by the mix- 
 ture of fornc White, is of 
 a Flefli-colour ; they are 
 purple alfo within, but in 
 the lower Part they have 
 fome white Spots. To the 
 Bafts of the Flowers grow 
 white or purple Threads. 
 The Leaf is oblong, and 
 ends (harp ; hairy, and in- 
 dented about the Edges ; 
 above of a dark Green, be- 
 low hoary : Thofcthat are' 
 at the Root are placed on 
 long Foot-ftalks, thole on 
 the Stalks are fct diforder- 
 ly, and there are many of 
 them. The Cup of the 
 Flower confifts meft com- 
 monly ,of five Leaves: The 
 Margin of the Flower is 
 divided into five Pieces. It. 
 delights in Sandy Ground.’ 
 It 
 
F O ( io i ) 
 
 F U 
 
 It varies the Flower, and , 
 is fometimes white, but 
 very rarely. 
 
 ’Tis Vomitive. , The 
 Cou ntrey- people in Somer- 
 fetjhire purge and vomit 
 the Sick in Fevers with it. 
 ’Tis very good in the FalK 
 ing-ficknefs, if you take 
 two Handfuls of it, with 
 four Ounces of Polypody 
 of the Oak, andboyl them 
 in Beer, and then drink it : 
 For fomc have been cured 
 by thisDcco&don that have 
 had the Falling-ficknefs a- 
 bovc twenty Years, and 
 that ufc to have two or 
 three Fits every Month. 
 But thisMedicine muft be 
 given only to ftrong Peo- 
 ple, for it purges and vo- 
 mits violently. Being bruif- 
 ed , and applied to the 
 King’s-Evil, or the Juice of 
 it made into anOintment, 
 does much good. Some 
 confide very much in the 
 Flowers , in King’s-Evil- 
 Swellings : Thev put a 
 
 great many into ut- 
 
 ter, and let them in the 
 Sun : Others mingle them 
 i with Lard, and put them 
 under Ground for forty 
 Days j they fpread the 
 
 Ointment on a Cloth, and 
 apply them to the Swel- 
 lings, and purge every fixth 
 Day ; and, in the mean 
 while , life continually a 
 Dccodtion of the Herb Ro- 
 bert : With the thinner 
 part of the Ointment they, 
 anoint the Red Part of the 
 Swelling; the thicker they 
 ufe on Cloth. A large 
 quantity of this Ointment 
 ought to be provided; for 
 fometimes it is a Year^and 
 more, before the Cure is 
 perfected. Tho* the Ulcers 
 fhould grow large at frft, 
 you need not be difebu* 
 rag’d ; for when the Oint- 
 ment has dried up all the 
 Humour, the Ulcers will 
 heal and skin. This Oint» 
 ment is chiefly of ufe in 
 moiftUlcers of the King’s- 
 EviL 
 
 JrUttUtOJp , in Latin 
 Fumaria, It purges Cho- 
 ler, and purifies the Blood; 
 and is muchufcd for a Le- 
 profie, the Itch and other 
 Difeafes of the Skin. ’Tis 
 likewife commended for 
 the French-Pox. It opens 
 Obftrudtions of the Liver, 
 and cures the Jaundice. It 
 is muchufcd in Whey, in 
 H 3 the 
 
F U ( 102 ) 
 
 the Spring-time. ’Tis alfo 
 good for the Scurvy. The 
 Juice or Water of it, drop- 
 ped into the Eyes, cures 
 Dimnefs of Sight. Being 
 mix’d with Treacle, it is 
 good for the Plague. An 
 Ointmentmade of thejuice 
 of Fumitory, and of fharp- 
 pointedDock, and a little 
 Vinegar and Hony, cures 
 die Itch. Take of the 
 Conferve of Fumitory , 
 and Wormwood, each one 
 Ounce 5 of the Conferve 
 of the yellow Peel of O- 
 rangcs and Limons, each 
 two Ounces ;of the Ample 
 Powder of the Root of 
 Wake-Robin, of Yellow 
 Sanders, of Alloes-wood, 
 
 ©f the Root of Capers , 
 each one Dram and an 
 half; of Crabs-eyes one 
 Dram, of Salt of Worm- 
 wood two Drams, of Sy- 
 rup of Fumitory a fuffi- 
 «ient quantity ; make an 
 Eledhiary: The Dofe is, 
 the quantity of a Walnut, 
 twice a Day. This is good 
 fofthe Scurvy, 
 
 G A 
 
 G. 
 
 JC" ©alaitpfe, in 
 
 4-' Latin Cyprus Longw. 
 Englifh Galangale hath 
 Leaves like unto the com- 
 mon Reed, but lefler and 
 fhorter. Its Stalk is three- 
 fquarc, two Cubits high : 
 Upon whofe top ftand 
 fundry Branches , every 
 little Branch bearing ma- 
 ny fmall chaffy Spikes. 
 The Root is Black and 
 very long, creeping hither 
 and thither, occupying 
 much Ground by reafon 
 of fpreading : It is of a 
 moft fweet and pleafant 
 Smell when broken. The 
 common round Cyperus , 
 is like the former in Leaves 
 and Tops, but the Roots 
 are here and there Knotty 
 and Round , and not al- 
 together fo well Smelling 
 as the former. There is 
 alfo another Cyperus 
 which grows in Syria and 
 J&gyPi) whole Roots are 
 Round, Blackifh , and 
 Large,many, hanging upon 
 one String, and having a 
 quick and Aromatick 
 Smell : The Leaves apd 
 • ' ' Tufts 
 
G A 
 
 G A ( io; ) 
 
 Tufts refemble the for- 
 mer. There is find to 
 be another kind of this 
 laft defcribcd, which is 
 Idler, and the Roots are 
 Blacker, and it grows in 
 Crete now called Candy. 
 There is alfo another Cy- 
 ferus, which grows about 
 Ditches and the Banks of 
 Rivers , where the Salt 
 Water fometimes comes : 
 The Roots of this arc 
 hard, and Black without 
 Smell , many hanging 
 fometimes upon oneString 
 The Stalk and Leaves are 
 much like the former, but 
 the Heads unlike , for 
 they are rough and black- 
 ifti, about the bignefs of 
 a Filbert, and hang fome 
 Six or Seven at the top of 
 the Stalk. It flowers in 
 July and Augujl. 
 
 The Firft and Scconc 
 of thefe grow Naturally 
 in Fenny Grounds , yet 
 will they profper exceed- 
 ingly in Gardens, as Ex- 
 : perience hath taught us. 
 The former of thefe grows 
 Naturally in Syria and AS- 
 gyptj the latter in Candy. 
 This grows plentifully in 
 the MarAies , below 
 
 Gravefend , in Shifty , 
 net , and other places. 
 
 Dio f corides , fays, That 
 Cyferus hath an heating 
 Quality. Gallen , fays, The 
 Roots are moft effe&ual in 
 Medicine, and of an heat* 
 ing and drying Quality : 
 And fome do reckon it 
 hot and dry in the Second 
 Degree. It maketh a moft 
 profitable Drink, to break 
 and , expel Gravel , and 
 hclpeth the Dropfie. If it 
 be boylcd in Wine, and 
 Drunk , it provoketh U- 
 rine , driveth forth the 
 Stone, and bringeth down 
 the Natural Sicknefs of 
 Women. The fame taken 
 as aforefaid, is a Reme- 
 dy againft the Stinging 
 and Poyfon of Serpents. 
 Fernelius , faith, The Root 
 of Cyfeaus ufed in Baths 
 hclpeth the Coldnefs and 
 Stopping of the Matrix, 
 and provoketh the Terms. 
 He writeth alfo, That it 
 increafeth Blood by warm - 
 ing the Body, and maketh 
 Digeftion ; wonderfully 
 refrefhing the Spirits, and 
 exhilarating the Mind , 
 comforting the Senfes, and 
 , encreafing their Livelinefs., 
 
 H 4 re : 
 
G A 
 
 ( iP4 ) 
 
 G A 
 
 rcftoring the Colour de- 
 cayed, and making a fweet 
 Breath. The Powder of 
 Cypetus does not only dry 
 up all moilt Ulcers, ci- 
 ther of the Mouth, Privy 
 Members, and Fundament, 
 but ftayeth the Humours, 
 and heafeth them, though 
 they be Malignant and Vi- 
 rulent, according to the 
 Judgment of Ftrnelivs. 
 
 CtatltCfe, in Latin AW- 
 urn. 5 Tis hot and dry , 
 and Alexipharmick. ’1 is 
 ufed outwardly, and in- 
 wardly in the Flatulent 
 Cholick, the Worms, for 
 the Plague with Vinegar , 
 and for the Stone, and for 
 the Cough. The Common 
 People ufe it frequently, 
 boyl’dinMilk ; and there- 
 fore Tis called their Trca> 
 cle : But the often life of 
 it is injurious , partly by 
 reafon of the intolerable 
 Stink ; bi\t efpecially, be- 
 caufe it occafions theHead- 
 ach, and Draught ; and 
 for that it hurts the Eyes, 
 and the Organs . of all the 
 Senfes. Zacutus Lufitanus 
 relates an Qbfervation of 
 An Old Man, who, tra- 
 velling a. long Way in the 
 
 j Snow, was taken defpe- 1 
 ratcly ill ; the innate Heat 
 of his Stomach, being in | 
 a manner extinguifh’d : i 
 And when Zacutus had tri- j 
 cd all hot Remedies to no I 
 purpofc, he at length, ac- 
 cording to Avicen's Dire- , 
 dtions , gave him Dried 
 Garlick, mix’d with Ho- 
 ny ; and when he had ul'ed 
 this four Days, the Man 
 found himfelf better ; and 
 was quite recover’d by u- 
 ling it a Month- And Ex- 
 perience teaches theNorth- 
 crn-Pcople the Ulc of this 
 Root ; for which Reafon 
 they eat it often. Garlick 
 beat with Lard, and ap- 
 plied to the Soles of the 
 Feet, in the manner of an 
 Ointment, opens the Stop- 
 pages of the Lungs. If 
 Garlick be applied to the 
 Soles of the Feet , the 
 Breath will ftink of it; but 
 the Vapours penetrating 
 the Habit of the Body, do 
 not occn(ion that Stink ; 
 butParticles of the Garlick j 
 are mix’d with the Blood, 
 and, together with it, are 
 brought to the Lungs, and 
 fo are emitted by Expira- 
 tion, with the Sooty Efflu- 
 via of the Blood. Takf 
 Cloves 
 
G E 
 
 ( iof ) Q E 
 
 Cloves of Garlick, pill I 
 four Ounces, boyl them 
 rill they are loft, change 
 the Water twice, pour the 
 Water off, and put the 
 Garlick into a Veffel , to 
 which put Syrup of Vine- 
 gar half a Pound ; ftop it 
 up elofe, and let it in a 
 Skillet with Water, put 
 Hay under the Vclfel, and 
 boyl it for half an Hour : 
 Take four or five of the 
 gloves every Day, and a 
 Spoonful or two of the Sy- 
 rup. This is much com- 
 mended for Coughs, and 
 the Worms. 
 
 /&>•/> -IfrmtU, in Latin 
 Hsrba Gerard:. Herb a Ge- 
 rard:, which Pena alfo calls 
 Aperatoria and Oftrutmn ; 
 the Germans Podagraria , 
 that is, Gout-wort : In 
 
 En^lijb-Herb-Gerai d, or Wlld- 
 Majlerwort , and in fome 
 Places after Lyte, JJb- 
 weed. It is very likeMafter- 
 wort in Leaves, Flowers, 
 and Roots; but fmaller, 
 growing upon long Stems: 
 TheRoots tenderer, whiter, 
 and not fo thick or tube- 
 rous. The whole Plant is 
 qf a reafonable good Sa- 
 vour, but not lo ltrong as 
 
 Mafterwort. 
 
 Herb-Gerard grows of 
 it felf in Gardens, without 
 Setting or Sowing, and is 
 fo fruitful in its incrcafe, 
 that wfiere it hath once 
 taken Root, it will hardly 
 
 be gotten out again, Spoil- 
 ing and getting every Year- 
 more Ground, to the an- 
 noying of better Herbs. 
 They flower from the be- 
 ginning of June , to the be- 
 ginning of Jugujl. 
 
 Herb-Gerard with its. 
 Roots Stamped, and laid 
 upon Members that are 
 troubled or vexed with the 
 Gout, fwageth the Pain, 
 and taketh away the Swel- 
 lings and Inflammations 
 thereof, which occafioned 
 the Germans to give it the 
 Name Podagraria , bccaulc 
 of its Virtues in curing 
 the Gout. It cureth alfo 
 the Hemorrhoides, if the 
 Fundament be Bathed with 
 thcDccodtion of thcLeaves 
 and Roots, and the foft 
 and tender fodden Herbs* 
 laid thereon very hot. 
 
 wind dDemtflnuer , m 
 
 Latin Chamadrys fdvefiru^ 
 
( IO 6 ) G E 
 
 G E 
 
 'Tis rooted with a great 
 many Fibres. The Branch- 
 es bending to the Earth, 
 fometimes turn to Roots j 
 and fo by creeping it in- 
 creafes. The Stalks are 
 fometimes two Foot high, 
 downy, round, fmall, and 
 weak ; to which the Leaves 
 grow by Intervals, oppolite 
 to one another, without 
 Foot-ftalks ; they are in- 
 dented, hairy, very green, 
 and wrinkly ; from a large 
 Bafis, they grow by de- 
 grees pointed, but not very 
 fharp. The Flowers come 
 from the Wings of the 
 Leaves, and grow like an 
 Ear, and feem as if they 
 had four Leaves, tho’ they 
 have really but one, for 
 they are entire at bottom : 
 They are of a plcafant 
 Sky-colour, and fhine, and 
 are ftreakM with deep co- 
 lour'd Lines , and white 
 in the Middle , where is 
 a very fmall Violet-Pillar, 
 with two Threads, fuftain- 
 ingthe white Tufts. The 
 Cup of the Flower has 
 four Leaves. The Flow- 
 ers are placed upon fhort 
 Foot-ftalks, coming from 
 the Bofom of a fmall Leaf. 
 The Seed Veffels are flat, 
 
 and Twiris, like thofe of 
 Speed- well, 
 
 ’Tis hot and dry, and 
 iomewhat bitter. ’Tis good 
 for a Cough, at the Begin- 
 ning of a Dropfie, for an 
 ill Habit of Body, the 
 Green-ficknels , an hard 
 Spleen, the Strangury, and 
 Obftrutftions of theBowels. 
 The Garden-Germander 
 provokes Urine and Sweat 
 powerfully ; upon which 
 Account it is good in Fe- 
 vers, for the Scurvy, and 
 for the Blood when coagu- 
 lated ; but efpecially for 
 the Gout, the Jaundice, 
 and Suppreilion of Urine. 
 It was commended to the 
 Emperour Charles V. as an 
 Arcanum for the Gout. ’Tis 
 outwardly ufed for Eating 
 Ulcers, for the Piles, the 
 Itch, and to dry Catarrhs. 
 ’Lis frequently ufed in a 
 Dccodtion to open Wo- 
 men’s Obftrucftions. ‘Tis 
 called in Cambridgejbire 
 Englijb- Treacle. Take of 
 the dried Leaves of Ger- 
 mander, Ground-Ivy, and 
 White Hoar-hound, each 
 one Handful; of the Roots 
 of Elecampane, and Floren- 
 1/ne-Flawer-de-luce, each 
 one 
 
G L 
 
 ( 107 ) 
 
 G L 
 
 one Ounce and an half ; of 
 Annifeeds bruis’d 2 Oun- 
 ces, of Liquorifh oneOunce 
 j and an half, of Raifins of 
 the Sun three Ounces ; 
 hang all thefe in a Bag, in 
 a Glafs that has a large 
 Mouth ; and put three 
 Quarts of Lime-water to 
 it ; flop it clofe, and fet it 
 in a cold Place ; pour out 
 the Liquor as you ufe it : 
 The Dofe is four Ounces 
 thrice a Day. This is good 
 for Catarrhs, and Ulcers pf- 
 the Lungs. 
 
 dPIaf&tlJO&t, or Kali, 
 in Latin Salicornia t flvc kali 
 gcniculatum „ Glafs-wort 
 
 hath many grofs, thick, 
 and round Stalks a Foot 
 high , full of fat and 
 thick Sprigs, fet with ma- 
 ny Knots or Joints, with- 
 out any Leaves at all, of 
 a reddifti green Colour. 
 The wholePlant refembles 
 a Branch of Coral. The 
 Root is very fmall and 
 fingle. There is another 
 fort of Saltwort , which 
 hath been taken among 
 the Ancient Herbarifts for 
 a kind of Sampier. It 
 hath a little tender Stalk a 
 Cubit high, divided into 
 
 many fmall Branches fet 
 full of little thick Leaves, 
 very narrow, fome what long 
 Sand fharp-pointed, yet not 
 pricking ; amongft which 
 cometh forth fmall Seed, 
 'wrapped in a crooked 
 Husk, turned round like 
 a crooked Perwinkle. The 
 Stalks are of a reddifh Co- 
 lour. The whole Plant 
 is of a Salt and Biting 
 Tafte, the Root is fmall 
 and Thready. There is 
 likewife another fort of 
 Kali , whereof Label 
 maketh mention under the 
 Name of Kali minus , which 
 is like unto the laft before 
 remembred , but altoge- 
 ther leffer, having many, 
 ilendcr weak Branches ly- 
 ing commonly upon the 
 Ground, and fet with ma- 
 ny fmall, round, long fharp- 
 pointed Leaves, of a whi- 
 tifh green Colour : The 
 Seed is fmall and fhining, 
 not much unlike that of 
 Sorrel : The Root is {len- 
 der with many Fibres; the 
 wholePlant hath a Staltifh 
 Tafte like as the former^ 
 Dodon calls this Kali album. 
 Thefe Plants are to be 
 found in Salt Marfhes, al- 
 moft every where. The 
 Second 
 
G l ( 108 ) G L 
 
 Second excepted , which 
 grows not here, but on the 
 Coafts of the Mediterranean 
 Sea. They flower and flou- 
 rifli in Summer Months. 
 Glafs-wort is hot and dry : 
 The Allies have a Cau- 
 ftick or Burning Qua- 
 Uty. 
 
 A litrlc quantity of the 
 Herb taken inwardly, does 
 not only mightily provoke 
 Urine, but in like fort 
 cafleth forth the Dead 
 Child. It draweth forth 
 by SeigeWatery Humours, 
 and purgeth away the 
 Dropfic. A great quanti- 
 ty taken , is Mifchievous 
 and Deadly. The Smell 
 and Srnoak of this Herb, 
 being Burnt, doth drive a- 
 way Serpents. The Allies 
 are likewife tempered with 
 thofe Medicines that ferve 
 to take away Scabs and 
 Filth of the Skin : It eafi- 
 l'y confumeth Proud and 
 Superfluous Flefh , that 
 groweth in Poyfonous Ul- 
 cers, as Avicen and Seratio 
 rcport.We Read in theCo- 
 pips of Serapio , that Glafs- 
 wort is a Tree fo great , 
 that a Man may ftand un- 
 der the fhadow hereof: 
 
 But it is very like, that 
 this Errour proccedcth ra- 
 ther from the Interpreter, 
 than from the Author 
 himfelf : The Flower of 
 Chryftal, or as they com- 
 monly term it, Sandevcr ) 
 does wonderfully dry. It 
 eafily taketh away Scabs , 
 and Majigincfs, if the 
 parts be Waffled and 
 Bathed with the Water 
 wherein it is Boiled. 
 
 €toatg*I)eat:&, in Latin 
 Tragopogon. Any part of 
 this Flant being cut, yields 
 a white Milk, which foon 
 turns yellow and clammy. 
 The Root is Areight, about 
 the bignefs of a Finger. 
 The Stalks are empty, and 
 branchy ; larger and ftrong- 
 er than thole of Scorzonc- 
 ra. It has many Leaves, 
 that are like the Leaves of 
 Leeks, which are fomer 
 times very broad, fome- 
 times long, narrow, and 
 fliarp. The Flowers are 
 placed on the top of the 
 Stalks and Branches, and 
 confift of eight, nine, or 
 ten green Leaves ; they are 
 long and fliar p, above three 
 ; Inches long, of a deep pur- 
 ple or Sky-colour, and at 
 laft 
 
G O 
 
 ( ie>9 ) 
 
 G O 
 
 laft tilm into a fofc Down', 
 to which the Seed adheres $ 
 *cis two Inches long, round, 
 ftreak’d and rough, and 
 black When ripe. 
 
 The Root boy I’d is rec- 
 kon’d delicate Food ; *tis 
 alfo ulcd raw in Sallets. It 
 nourdhesmuch, and there - 1 
 fore good tor Conlumptive 
 People. * Pis ufed in Dif- 
 eafesof the Brcaft, and for 
 a Cough, and Difficulty of 
 Breathing. ’Tis luppofed 
 to expel the Stone, and to 
 force Urine. The Juice 
 of the Root, and the di- 
 ll ill’d Water of it, do the 
 fame. 
 
 dDoatSCKue , in Latin 
 Calega. It lpreads a fmall, 
 white Root in the Earth. 
 The Stalks are four Foot 
 high, or higher, channelfd, 
 empty , and has many 
 Branches. The Leaves are 
 like the Leaves of a Vetch, 
 they have a loft , little 
 Thorn at the end of them. 
 The Flowers are placed 
 upon peculiar Twigs, ari- 
 iing from the Wings of the 
 Leaves ; they grow onea- 
 bove another, like the ma- 
 ny -flower’d Vetch, and are 
 
 of awhitiftl Colour. The 
 Pods are round, fmall, long, 
 and upright, wherein is 
 contain’d the Seed. 
 
 ’TisAlexipharmick, and 
 Sudorilick. It expels Poy* 
 fon, and cures the Plague; 
 ’Tis ufed in Children’s 
 Convulflons ; a Spoonful 
 of the Juice may be given 
 at a time. ’Tis good lor 
 the Worms, and for the 
 Biting of Serpents. The 
 raw Herb, or when it is 
 bo\Td,is alfo eaten intheic 
 Cafes. The diftill’d Wa- 
 ter of it is ufed to expel 
 Contagion, and in Chil- 
 dren’s Convulflons. The 
 HonourableMr. Boyle com- 
 mends it much , from his 
 own Experience, in curing 
 Peftilential and Malignant 
 Difeafes. ’Lis one of the 
 Ingredients in the London- 
 Plague-W ater. Take of 
 theRoots of Angelica,Ma- 
 fter-wort, Buttur-bur, and 
 Peony, each half a Pound $ 
 of AthamantickSpikcnard, 
 and of Scorzoner , each 
 four Ounces ; of Virginian 
 Snake-weed two Ounces , 
 of the Leaves of Rue ; 
 Rofemary, Balm, Car duus 
 , Benediftus, Scordium, Ma- 
 rigolds 
 
G O 
 
 GO ( iio ) 
 
 rigoJds and their Fiowers, 
 Dragons, Goats Rue, and 
 Mint, each four Handfuls; 
 pour upon them four Gal- 
 lons of the belt: Brandy, 
 let them infufe gently in 
 M. ( the Velfel being 
 clofe Hop’d ) for three 
 Days ; draw off four Gal- 
 
 fron ; to every Pint of this, 
 add an Ounce and an half 
 of Fine Sugar. 
 
 (BolDfllUoD , in Latin 
 Virgo, aureo. The Root is 
 brown , and has many 
 whitilh Fibres, and is joint- 
 ed,. and grows awry; The 
 Stalks are Hiff, upright, 
 five or fix Foot high, chan- 
 nell’d, a little hairy, and 
 full of a fungous Pith. The 
 Leaves that come from the 
 Roots, and thofe that grow 
 on the Stalks, are placed 
 alternately, on long Foot- 
 Halks; and fometimes they 
 have none at all, or very 
 fhortones: Thofe that are 
 at bottom are almoft an 
 Hand’s breadth, and about 
 twice as long ; but here in 
 England they are not fb 
 long, nor fo broad : The 
 uppermoH are of a dark 
 
 Green, 
 
 Green, hairy on both fides, 
 and indented about the 
 Edges. The Fiowers are 
 many, and grow on the | 
 tops of the Stalks, and on 
 peculiar Foot-ftalks arifing > 
 from the Wings of the 
 Leaves; they arc yellow, ; 
 and at laftturn into a kind 
 of Down. It grows com- 
 monly upon Heaths, and j 
 inHilly Woods and Groves. 
 
 It flowers in Augnfl . The 
 Flowers fometimes vary. 
 
 *Tis an excellentWound- 
 herb, either taken inward- 
 ly, or outwardly applied. 
 ’Tis Lithontriptick, and 
 Diuretick. Two Drams of 
 the Powder being taken in 
 White-wine, hot, every 
 Morning. *Tis very cleanf- 
 ing, and drying. ’Tis good 
 in the ObftrucHions of the 
 Bowels, and for thofe that 
 are inclin’d to a Dropfie, 
 and for Hopping all Fluxes 
 of the Womb or Belly, and 
 inward Bleedings. 
 
 ©OOSbfrtp bttflj, in La- 
 tin GroJJiilaria. It loves 
 cold Places. It flowers in 
 April • the Fruit comes 
 forth in May, and is ripe 
 in and July. 
 
 The 
 
GO ( in ) 
 
 G R 
 
 The Fruit is very agree- 
 able to the Stomach. Be- 
 ing boyl’d in Broth before 
 they are ripe, they do good 
 in a Fever. They provoke 
 Appetite , and ftop the 
 Fluxes of the Belly. They 
 alfo cure a Gonorrhea, and 
 the Whites. They are out- 
 wardly applied for Inflam- 
 mations, and St. Anthony's 
 Fire. But before they are 
 ripe, many of them mutt 
 not be eaten ; for they oc- 
 cafion the Cholick, and 
 Gripes. Wine is made of 
 them, when they are ripe, 
 in the following manner : 
 The Berries being put into 
 a Tub, they pour upon 
 them a fufficicnt quantity 
 of hot Water, and then, 
 covering the Velfel very 
 clofe, they let them Hand 
 three Weeks, or a Month, 
 till the Liquor is impreg- 
 nated with the Juice anc 
 Spirit of the Berries ; then 
 they draw it out, and put 
 it into Bottles, with Su- 
 gar, which they keep clofe 
 Hop’d, till the Liquor is 
 well mix’d and ferment- 
 ed with the Sugar j anc 
 fo it becomes a generous 
 Wine. 
 
 (jreuttootc. See Herb 
 Gerard. 
 
 Canary* (frinfa in Latin 
 Phalarij, It grows as well 
 in Spain and France, as in 
 the Canaries . The Seed, 
 and the Juice of the Herb, 
 and the Leaves, taken in- 
 wardly, are commended 
 for Pains in the Bladder. 
 
 Cotton-^ cafpl, in Latin. 
 Gramen Tomentofum. Ir. 
 grows in Marlhy and Wa- 
 tery Places, and is eaiily 
 known by the Cotton on 
 it. ’Tis very aftringent ; 
 and is ufed for making 
 Candles, and the like. 
 
 Common Dog-& Dtfllfc, or 
 Couch-Grafs , in Latin Gra- 
 men Caninum. ’Tis a tall 
 Grafs, fometimes four or 
 fiveFoothigh,it expelsGra- 
 veJ. Selvius fays, that Sheep 
 and theOxen that are trou- 
 bled with the Stone in the 
 Winter-time, are freed 
 from it in the Spring by 
 Eating Grafs. 
 
 Oat-<®t afe , in Latin 
 Gramen Avenaceum. ’Tis 
 found in May, in the Hed- 
 ges, and Narrow Ways. 
 
 Tragus 
 
G R ( ii2 ) G R 
 
 Fragus fays, A Decodtion 
 of ic in White-wine, us’d 
 for feme Days, is an ex- 
 cellent Remedy for the 
 Worms in Children. 
 
 d^ODfC-grafS, or Cleav- 
 ers, m Latin Aparine. This 
 Herb beat up with Lard, 
 cures the King’s-Evil. The 
 diltill’d Water hops the 
 Flux of the Belly, and is 
 good in the jaundice. The 
 di.ftill‘d Water, or theHerb 
 cat frriall, and boyl’d in a 
 fufficicnt quantity pfWine, 
 and drunk, Is an excellent 
 Remedy for the Stone arid 
 Gravel. The Herb dried, 
 with the Spleen of a Calf, 
 in a Furnace, is accounted 
 very excellent forTumours 
 of the Spleen, and Hypo- 
 chondriack Winds'. Take 
 Of the Leaves of Cleavers, 
 Plantanc and Brook-lime, 
 each fourHandfuls • bruife 
 them, and pour upon them 
 three Ounces of Aqua Lum- 
 bricorinn^ndi three Ounces 
 of Aqua Raphani Compofit. 
 then drain them r This is 
 to be taken twice a Day j 
 at Eight in the .Morning, 
 and Five in the After- 
 noon. This is good in a 
 Dropfie. ’ 
 
 (ErOttttl, in Latin Id- 
 tbofperrtiumL The Root is 
 about the thiriknefs of the 
 Thumb, woody and Per- 
 ennial , and has fome 
 Fibres on the Sides. It has 
 many Stalks two or three 
 Foot high, ltreight, firm; 
 round, rough and branchy. 
 It has many Leaves, plac’d 
 diforderly ; they are long, 
 narrow, and end in a (harp 
 Point, and Have no Foot- 
 ftalks : Thole that are at 
 the top of the Stalks and 
 Branches are broader, and 
 fhorter, and of a deeper 
 Green. The little Flowers 
 are placed on flioft Foot-^ 
 ltalks, and come fr6m the 
 Wirigs of the Leaves ; they 
 are white; and conlift of 
 one Leaf, divided into fivd 
 blunt pieces’. The Cup is 
 hairy, arid conlifts of live 
 narrow Jags. Four Seeds 
 fuccced each Flower ; they 
 are of an Afh-colour, very 
 hard, and look as if they 
 were polilh’d. It grows 
 near Hedges in dry 
 Grounds, near High ways, 
 and in Bulhes. It dowers 
 in May and June* 
 
 The 
 
G R 
 
 ( xi) ) G R 
 
 The Seed of it cleanfes 
 the Reins, and provokes 
 Urine ; breaks the Stone, 
 and expels it. Two Drams 
 of the Seed, or more, may 
 be given at a time. Mat- 
 thiolus prefcribcsit forWo- 
 men in Labour, in a Wo- 
 man’s Milk. 
 
 have Threads of a lig^ c 
 Purple. The Seeds are 
 placed in little Cups, four 
 and four in a Rank $ and 
 they are three-fquare. The 
 Tube of the Flower bellies 
 out, and ferves inftead of 
 a Seed-vefTel. It grows in 
 Till’d Grounds, but is rare 
 in England. 
 
 dnoun&ptN?, in Latin 
 Cbamapytis vulgaris . *Tis a 
 fmall Plant, of the breadth 
 of an Hand, and rarely a- 
 bove an Inch, or twolnch- 
 es high. The Root is long, 
 woody, and fingle.^ The 
 little Stalk is round, hairy, 
 and fomewhat red near the 
 Earth ; in other Places 
 green, inclining to a yel- 
 low j as alfo are the 
 Leaves, which are placed 
 at fmall Diftaiices, at the 
 Knots, by Pairs, oppofite 
 to one another they are 
 hairy, and refemble the 
 Claws of a fmall Bird $ 
 they tafte and fmell like 
 Pitch and Rolin. The 
 Flowers proceed from the 
 Wings of the Leaves, are 
 yellow, and have a broad 
 Lip, divided into two parts; 
 the Upper has red Spots 
 inftead of an Hood j they 
 
 It ftrengthens theNerves ; 
 incides, opens, and is Diu- 
 retick, and provokes the 
 Courfes. It expels a dead 
 Child, and the After-birth j 
 and works fo powerfully, 
 that Women with Child 
 are wholly forbid the ufe 
 of it, becaufe it occafions 
 Mifcarriage. Boyl’d* in 
 Wine, or powdered, and 
 made into Pills, withHer- 
 I modadtyls,and Venice- Tur- 
 pentine, it does much Good 
 in a Dropfie. Outwardly 
 ufed, it cures Ulcers, by 
 cleanfing them, and taking 
 off the Hardncfs. Take of 
 Ground-pine and Worm- 
 wood, each two Handfuls j 
 of Scurvy-grafs ten Hand- 
 fuls, of Mountain-Sage fix 
 Handfols, fix Oranges fli- 
 ced ; put all into a Pye, 
 made of two parts of Bar- 
 ly-meal, and one of Rye § 
 I bake 
 
H A 
 
 G R ( 114 ) 
 
 bake it, and after Hired it 
 all fmall $ then put it into 
 a Bag, J|nd hang it in five 
 Galiqns of Midling Ale : 
 Aftef fix Days, drink of it 
 for yopr ordinary Drink. 
 This was ufed, with ex- 
 cellent Suc r cels, to a Perfon 
 that was afflidefi with the 
 Gout and Scurvy. 
 
 <P$0tmMcl, in Latin 
 Erigeron. This grows e- 
 very where in the Fields, 
 aryd -Gardens , and in 
 Courts, too frequently, all 
 the Year. 
 
 The Juice of the Herb 
 taken in Beer, or a Deco- 
 dion of it with Hony, vo- 
 mits gently. Qutwardly 
 applied, it is good for the 
 Inflammations of the Paps, 
 arid for the King’s-Evil. 
 J'Fis very probable that it 
 jriay be ufeful againft 
 W orms 5 For Farriers ufe 
 it as a prefent Remedy for 
 thp Botts. 
 
 «• ! 
 ijacta-toitffitt , in U- ; 
 
 bd tin PbiUitis. It has j 
 many black, Capillary j 
 Roots. It has fix , eight, 
 or ten long Leaves, nine 
 Inches, or a Foot long, and 
 about two Inches broad ; 
 of a curiops flpning Qrpen 
 above, below ftreakVl with 
 fmall, and fomewhat long, 
 brownifh Marks. The Bot- 
 tom of the Leaves, are 3 
 little bowed on each fide 
 of the Middle-rib. It fmells 
 ftrong, and taftes rough. 
 It grows in moift,ftony and 
 fhady Places, cfpecially on 
 Mountains, and in AVells 
 and Caves. It grows in 
 great Abundance by Wal- 
 hetton , near Atundel in 
 Suffix. 
 
 ’Tisufed chiefly in Swel- 
 lings of the Spleen, for the 
 Flux of the Belly, and for 
 Spitting of Blood. Out- 
 wardly applied, it clean fes 
 Wounds and Ulcers. The 
 Powder of it is of excellent 
 ufe for the Palpitation of 
 the Heart, for Mother-fits, 
 and Convulfions, being ta- 
 
C W ) H E 
 
 If g 
 
 ten in fmall Beer , and 
 ) olTet-drink. A Coifferye 
 made of the green Leaves, 
 is ufed for the faine prpv 
 pofe. 
 
 See White- 
 
 Thorn. 
 
 in Latin Erica. 
 ■death grows upon dry 
 Mountains, which are 
 riungry and Barren, as 
 ipon Hwift egdrjkeafj) pear 
 ^ondon> where all thcforqs 
 >row, except t,hat with 
 he white Flowers, and 
 hat »w,hich bearcth Berries : 
 there are not above three 
 !T hour forts that I could 
 y;er obfer.ve 19 grow there. 
 Jeath with the white 
 'lowers grows ppqn the 
 )owns near Qravefyid^ 
 leath vyhich beareth Ber- 
 es, grows in the North 
 art of England, Namely, 
 t a p^ce caj ed Croffy 
 avenfypaith, apd in Crag- 
 lofe alfo ' in the fame 
 -ountry. The tender 
 'ops and Flowers, fays, 
 [iof cor ides ^ are gocdtp 
 s laid upon the Biti.pgs 
 id$tingings of Venomous 
 eafts : Of thole Flowers 
 yjBces gather Bad hJony, 
 
 The Bark and Leaves of 
 Heath pi# y be ufed for, 
 and in the fame Cafes 
 that Tamarisk is ufed. 
 
 tpfmiocfr, in L#tin Ci- 
 ciita. J Tis yery cold, and 
 luppofcd to be poylonous ; 
 yet it is frequently ,u*fe^ 
 now-a-days for Tumoprs 
 and Inflammations of the 
 Spleep. Some Phyflcians 
 l#y, it is hot. ^Outwardly 
 pled, it is Anodipe. 4 >jCa- 
 taplalfn, or the Plainer ,qf 
 H.epiloqk, with Ammonia- 
 emu, difculfes powerfully 
 hard Swellings, and a Gan- 
 glion. Twenty Grains of 
 the Powder of the Boot i<> 
 an excellent Diap.h9ret.ick 
 in Malignant Fevers. 
 
 c ?mw-j$mlock jnid- 
 
 Qcely, c 9 .r Ct)}j>-peed, in La- 
 ton Cicutaria vulgaris . The 
 Root is thick, |ong, arid 
 white, efpecialiy within : 
 It hp an Acrid and Arc- 
 niatick Tafte. The Stalks 
 are three or fqurFoothigh, 
 qr jhigher, as thick a; the 
 
 Thv.mb, empty .hairy, an^ 
 
 reddifli. The Leaves are 
 i‘K e the Hqmrlqck above- 
 m^ntiQn’d, ;b,pt th e Y are 
 broader, and of a paler 
 I 1 Green 
 
H E 
 
 ( ii 6 ) HE 
 
 Green ; they flnne, and 
 have a ftiort Dovim, buc it 
 is fcarce vifiblc. 1 he white 
 Flowers are placed in a 
 Circle, and each of them 
 confifts of five Leaves ; the 
 uppermoft are larger than 
 the reft. A Pair of Seeds 
 iucceed each Flower ; they 
 arc long, fmooth,and black 
 when they are ripe. It 
 grows every where in 
 Hedges, and in Orchards, 
 and underTrees.lt lprings 
 in the Beginning of the 
 Spring, and flowers in May: 
 In the Spring, when the 
 Leaves are tender, Cows 
 eat them greedily ; where- 
 fore our Country-people 
 call it Cow- weed. 
 
 J. Bauhinus fays, he knew 
 two Families, who think- 
 ing they had gather’d Par- 
 fnips,by chance foundthefe 
 Roots in the Winter, with- 
 out Leaves ; ( for they are 
 more like Parfnips, than 
 the Roots of the above- 
 mention’d Hemlock ) and 
 having eaten a few of them, 
 they were like to be fuffo- 
 cated ; and were fenfelcfs, 
 and mad, and juft like An- 
 ticks: He cured them with 
 Vomits. And I remember, 
 
 a whole , Family, fevcral 
 Years ago, was ftrangcly 
 furpriz’d, at a Village cal- 
 led Funt ingto?i> about rwqj 
 Miles from theCity of Chi - 
 chejler in Sujjex y upon the 
 like Occalion. But fomi 
 affirm, that old Parfnipl 
 will caufe the fame Sy in- 
 to ms ; wherefore they cal] 
 them Madmps. 
 
 irrter]3emUc‘k,Cic7ttari\ 
 Falujlri : . The Root l'mell 
 molt offenfively fcti< 
 when broken. 
 
 Ipftllp, in Latin Canna 
 his fativa. The Seed of ii 
 boyl’d in Milk, is good fo 
 a Cough. And five or fi: 
 Ounces of it taken, cure 
 the Jaundice: An Emulfio: 
 of the Seeds docs thcSamu 
 The juice of the Herb, am 
 of the green Seed, cure 
 Pain and Obftrudlions c 
 the Ears. ’Tis fuppos’d h 
 fome, that it extinguiftu 
 Vencry ; but the Per fiat 
 ufe it now-a-days, fries 
 and mixed with Salt, t 
 provoke the fame. TI 
 Oyl of the Seeds, mix’ll 
 with a little Wax, is exce 
 lent to take out the Pa 
 and Fire in Burns. Gale 
 
 re 
 
H E 
 
 H E ( n 
 
 fcckons, that the Virtues 
 t Hemlock ard Hemp are 
 huch the fame. 
 
 |. Common ^Cmp agftmO- 
 np, in Latin Euptorium 
 xannalinum. I he Root 
 grows awry, and has large, 
 kvhitiih Fibres. The Stalk 
 is five or fix Foot high, 
 (freight, round, has Cotton 
 on it, and is purplilh, and 
 full of white Pith ; it has 
 an Aromatick Smell when 
 it is cut, and has many 
 Wings. There arc many 
 Leaves upon the Stalks, 
 three upon one Foot-ftalk, 
 fomething like the Leaves 
 of Hemp, oblong, pointed, 
 and indented about the 
 Edges, and of a bitterTafte. 
 The Flowers are placed on 
 tufts, compos’d of five or iix 
 fmall purple Flowers. The 
 Seeds when ripe, fly away 
 with the Down. It grows 
 on the Banks of Rivers and 
 Brooks, and near Stand- 
 ing-waters, It flowers in 
 
 July* 
 
 ’TisEpatick and Vulne- 
 rary. ’Tis chiefly ufed for 
 | an ill Habit of Body ; for 
 Catarrhs, and Coughs ; for 
 Obftru&ions of Urine, and 
 
 1 \ 
 
 che Courlcs. It cures the 
 Jaundice. Take of the 
 Leaves of Hemp, Agrimo- 
 ny, Harts-tonguc, Speeds 
 well, Colts-foot, Moufe- 
 ear, and Sanicle, each one 
 Handful ; of the Roots of 
 Madder and Charvil, each 
 one Ounce ; of Barley half 
 an Ounce, of Red Vetches 
 half an Ounce, of Raiiins 
 of the Sun an Ounce and 
 an half ; boyl them in two 
 Quarts of Fountain-water, 
 till half is confum’d; fweet- 
 en it with Hony. This is 
 ufed in an Empyema . 
 
 Common UCtt-battP, in 
 Latin Hyofcyavius vulgaris. 
 ’Tis ealily known by its 
 (linking Smell.Thc Leaves 
 arc fofr, downy, fat, and 
 cut deep about the edges, 
 and are plac’d diforderly 
 upon the Stalks, which are 
 two Foot high, branchy 
 thick, and cover’d with a 
 thick Down. The Flow- 
 ers fcarce appear above the 
 Husk, they end in five 
 round Points, they grow 
 one above another, are oi 
 a dull yclIowColour,fome- 
 what pale towards the 
 Edges ; they have many 
 purplilh Veins. The Seed 
 
H fe ( its 
 
 is 6f a greyifh Colour, and 
 contain’d in an hard, cJofe 
 Husk. The Root is thick, 
 Crinkly, white within, and 
 brown without, and doth 
 n6t ftink, fo much as the 
 Leaves. It grows near 
 rftoft High-ways,in untilTd 
 Grounds amongltRubbifh, 
 and on fat earth. 
 
 It cools and mollifies ve- 
 rt much : It difpofcs to 
 Sleep, eafcs Pain, and miti- 
 gated Acrimony. ’Tis good 
 for Hot and fharp Defluxi- 
 ons of tHe EyeS. It ftbps 
 Eruptions of Blood, and 
 Overflowing of the Courf- 
 6s. ’Tis defied for In- 
 flammation of the Tefti- 
 cles, and Other Parts. Take 
 Of the Seeds cf Hen-bane 
 lihdWhite-Poppy,cach t Wo 
 Dfams ; Conferve of Red 
 Rofes two Ounces ; make 
 an Eleduary : Take the 
 Quantity of aNutmcg.This 
 flops any Elemorrhage. 
 Take of the Seeds of Hen- 
 bane ajpd White-Poppy , 
 6ach half a Dram of Su- 
 gar of Rofes three Drams, 
 of Syrup of Comfrey a fuf- 
 ficient Quantity ; make an 
 Electuary: Take the quam 
 iity 6f a Email Nutmeg, 
 
 ) rife 
 
 drinking upon it aDraught 
 of Tin&ureof Rofes. This 
 is good for Bleeding at 
 the Nofe, and Spitting of 
 Blood. 
 
 Ipcrb-Kobert, in Latin f 
 Geranium Robertianum, It 
 grows commonly in Hedg- 
 es. It has a fmall Root. 
 The Stalks are fometimes 
 riine Inches, fometimes two 
 Foot high ; they are hairy, 
 khotted, feddifli,efpecially 
 about the Joints ; they 
 branch out. The Leaves 
 come partly from the Root, 
 and partly from the Joints; 
 they arc hairy, and are 
 plac’d on reddifh, hairy 
 Foot-flalks, and are divi- 
 ded almofl like the Leaves 
 of Feverfew ; they fmelj 
 like Parfnips when they are 
 rub’d, and tafte aftringent. 
 The Flowers are purple, 
 and coniift of five Leaves ; 
 they come from aCup that 
 is hairy, of a deep red Co- 
 lour, and divided into five 
 Parts. The Beaks are 
 /harp-pointed. 
 
 ’Tis Vulnerary. Inwafd- 
 ly taken, or outwardly ap- 
 plied, it ftops Fluxes of 
 Blood, and fefobpes coagu- 
 lated 
 
H O 
 
 HO (u9 ) 
 
 lated Blood. It cleanfe’s 
 
 W minds and Ulcers. It 
 ekpels Graved and cutes 
 Cholick Pains. Tis alfo 
 corhthe'nded for Ruptures. 
 ’Tis ttfed outwardly in an 
 Etifiptldii and for Ulcers 
 of the Mouth and Paps. 
 Country-people make^ a 
 Decodtion of it for Cat- 
 tle, when they void Blood 
 by Urine. 
 
 2D»o-pence. See 
 
 Mony-wort. 
 
 See Mul- 
 lein. 
 
 in Larin Agrifo- 
 lium. The Berries are ufe- 
 ful in the Gholiek, for they 
 purge grOls and pituitous 
 Humours by Stool, ten or 
 twelve being taken at a 
 time. The Tree is fitted 
 to make Arbours, in the 
 Northern Parts cfpecially 5 
 for it will endure Cold ve- 
 ry Well, it continues always 
 green, is very plcafant to 
 the Sight, and will bear 
 Sheering : It grows very 
 flowly, fo that it will not 
 be injurious to a Garden, 
 either by reafon of its Lu- 
 
 xuiiantBranchcs,dr lpread- 
 ing Roots. 
 
 the Way to make 
 Bird lime. 
 
 Pill as many of this fort 
 of Trees as you have occa- 
 sion for, in June or July ; 
 bdyl the Bark, feven dr 
 eight Hours together, in 
 Water, till it is tender : 
 When it is boyl’d, make 
 an Heap With Fern, ftroW- 
 ing a Lay of one, and a 
 Lay of the other. This 
 fort of Pofition the C.hy- 
 m i ftscallS tratumfuferjir h- 
 tum 5 and mark it thus. 
 5. S. S. Let it ferment a 
 Fortnight, or three Weeks; 
 then take it out, and beat 
 it in a Mortar till it may be 
 kneaded like Dough; then 
 waih it in Water , it Will 
 fo'on be clean. And fo 
 you will have pure Bird- 
 lime. 
 
 The Prickles, of the 
 Leaves boyl’d in Poffet- 
 drink, Wonderfully Cafe the 
 Cholick, and Pains in the 
 Bowels. With this a Gen- 
 tlewoman cured her felf, 
 rand iftany others, whep 
 I 4 other 
 
other Medicines would do 
 no good. 
 
 Common I^Oltp-fUCklG 
 
 or Wild-bind, in Latin Pe- 
 riclymenum. It heats and 
 dries much : ’Tis Splena- 
 tick, and very Diuretick. 
 J Tis chiefly ufedinam4/?/>- 
 ma , and for a Cough. It 
 dries moift and fordid Ul- 
 cers. It cures Scabs, and 
 other Difeafes of the Skin. 
 It helps Difficulty of 
 Breathing, and haftens De- 
 livery, and expels Gravel. 
 The diftill’d Water, and 
 the Juice of it, is in ufe. 
 The Leaves alfo are fre- 
 quently uled in Garga- 
 rifms j but fome think they 
 are too hot and acrid for 
 fuch an Ufe. 
 
 tt^ 0 p£, in Latin Lupulus. 
 They preferve Leer, and 
 make it more wholfom , 
 and better rafted • and ren- 
 der it Diuretick. Beer 
 purges the Blood, is good 
 in the Jaundice, and for 
 Hipochondriack Difeafes : 
 But whether it expels Gra- 
 vel, or generates it , is 
 much difputed by fome ; 
 They that commend it for 
 the Stppc, argye from its 
 
 being hot and Diuretick : 
 They that condemn the ufe J 
 of it in the Stone, fay, thac 
 it makes the Fits worfe j l\ 
 and that Ale, on the con- 
 trary, mitigates the Pain, j 
 Befides, they fay that the j 
 Stone is much increas’d in | 
 England flnee the ufe of ■ 
 Hops. But I agree with 
 thofe that approve and 
 commend the ufe of it in 
 Beer j for the Beer is there- 
 by render’d more agreeable 
 to the Stomach, and pro- 
 motes the Concocftion of 
 the Meat the better. Nor 
 docs it avail any thing, 
 that Phyficians forbid the 
 ufe of Beer in the Stone, 
 and preferibe Ale ; for they 
 do fo only to leflen the 
 Pain 3 for which Intention 
 Ale is very proper, by rea- 
 fon of its Smoothnefs ; but 
 it docs no way conduce to- 
 wards the Eradicating the 
 Difeafe, or removing the 
 Caufe j but rather pro- 
 motes the Growth of it, 
 by its being clammy, and 
 apt to ftick to if: And 
 it plainly appears by 
 Mr. Graunth Obfervations 
 on the Bills of Mortality, 
 that fewer die of the Stone, 
 in London, flnee Hops were 
 
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 i'o much ufed, than before. 
 The Buds of Hops, eaten 
 in the Spring-time, being 
 firft boyl’d and butter’d , 
 purge the B[ood,and loofen 
 the Belly, and open Ob- 
 ftrudtions of the Liver and 
 Spleen. 
 
 Take of Black Soap , 
 and frelh Hops, each two 
 Handfuls ; of Blue-Cur- 
 rants a quarter of a Pound 3 
 beat them, and mix them, 
 and apply them to the 
 Wrifts, to cure a Quoti- 
 dian-Ague. 
 
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 ceed each Flower. The 
 Smell of the whole Herb 
 is ftrong, and fomewhat 
 offenfive. It grows near 
 rligh-ways, and amongft 
 Rubbifh. 
 
 The Juice of it mix’d 
 with Hony is good for 
 thofe that have Coughs , 
 and are Consumptive. The 
 Powder of it kills Worms. 
 Take of the Syrup of 
 White Hore-hound two 
 Ounces, of Oyl of Tartar 
 per delicpuium one Scruple; 
 mix them : Let the Sick 
 take often of it, a Spoon- 
 
 XVhitc Ipoje-ljountl, in 
 Latin Marrubium album. 
 It has a Single, woody Root , 
 with many Fibres. It has 
 many Stalks, a Foot high, 
 or higher ; they arc downy, 
 four-fquare, branchy, and 
 have many Leaves on them, 
 rwo oppofite one to ano- 
 ther, at each Joint ; they 
 arc round ifh, wrinkly, and 
 indented, and are placed 
 on pretty long Foot-ftalks. 
 The Flowers" are whitifh, 
 and very fmall ; they en- 
 compafs the Stalk at the 
 Joints, and have fhortFoot- 
 ftalks, or none at all. Four 
 Seeds, ioyn’d together, fuc- 
 
 ful at a Time, This is ex- 
 cellent in the Jaundice. 
 The Tops of it infus’d in 
 Wine, and drunk three 
 Mornings, is good to pro- 
 voke the Couries, and to 
 expel the Secundine, and 
 to ilrengthen the Stomach, 
 and to cure an ill Habit of 
 Body. A Conferve of the 
 Flowers made with Hony, 
 and an Ounce of it taken 
 in the Morning, tor forty 
 Days, cured a Nobleman 
 of a Scirrhus in his Liver, 
 when Chalybeats, and ci- 
 ther Medicines, would dp 
 no good. 
 
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 ftojn beam, in Latin 
 
 Bet ulus. Bet ulus 1 6r the 
 Horn-benm-t rec groWs ve- 
 ry great, and Very like 
 unto the Elm, or Wjteh- 
 HazebTree, having a great 
 Body : The W ood or 
 
 Timber whereof is better 
 for Arrows and Shafts, 
 Bullies for Mills, and fuch 
 like devices, than Elm or 
 Witch-Hazel ; fbr in time 
 it waxeth fo hard, that 
 the Toughnefs and Hard- 
 nefs of it, may be rather 
 compared Unto Horn than 
 unto Wood- therefore it 
 was called Horn-bedtn or 
 Hnrd-benm, The Leaves 
 of it are like the Elm, but 
 tenderer : Among thole 
 hang certain Triangular 
 things , upon which be 
 found Knaps , or little 
 Heads of the bignefs of 
 Ciches, in which is con- 
 tain^ the Fruit or Seed : 
 The Root is ftrone and 
 thick. 
 
 Bet ulus of Hornbcrtm- 
 Tree gfows plentifully in 
 Korfhamptofijhire, alio in 
 KjBtt by Grtivcfcnd, where 
 it is commonly taken for a 
 .kind of Elm. This Tree 
 
 docs Spring in April , and 
 the Seed is ripe in Septem- 
 ber. The Horn-beam- 
 Trce is called in Latin 
 CbtijugaHs , or belonging 
 to the Yoke, becaufe it 
 fefveth well to make 
 Yokes wherewith Oxen 
 are Yoked together, which 
 I arc alfo at this time made 
 ; thereof in our oWn Coun- 
 try ; and therefore it may 
 [ be Engli died Take- Elm. 
 j It is alfo called Bctulhs , 
 
 ; as if it were a kind of 
 Birch. Being Tapped in 
 i Spring, it diftills a Licfuo'r 
 like Beech. 
 
 in Latin £r 
 quifetum. The Root is 
 lmall, black, jointed, and 
 creeping, and has many 
 fmall Fibres arihng. from 
 the Joints. It fprings up 
 with Heads fomewhat like 
 Afparagus, which grow in- 
 to hard, rough , hollow 
 Stalks, joynted at many 
 places, one with another. 
 At every joynt grows a 
 Bufli of rufty,hard Leaves, 
 refembling an Horfe-tail. 
 At the tops of the Stalks 
 come forth fmall Catkins, 
 like thofe of Trees. 
 
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 ’Tis ver^ aftringenfland 
 therefore is ufed to cure 
 the Whites, and Fluxes of 
 Blood ; one Dram of the 
 Powder of it, or fourOun- 
 ces of the Decodtion of it 
 in Wine , being taken 
 Night and Morning. Three 
 Spoonfuls of the diftill’d 
 Water, taken two or three 
 Mornings, cures Bleeding, 
 and Ulcers of the Reiris 
 and Kidneys. Outwardly 
 applied, it cures Wounds, 
 even when the Nerves arc 
 cut. For Ulcers of the 
 LungSjdririk three Ounces 
 of the Deception made ih 
 Water, or two Ounces of 
 the Juice, Morning arid E 
 vening. A Dram of the 
 Powder taken in three 
 Ounces of Plantaric-water, 
 Morning and Evening, for 
 fomc Days, is commcndcc. 
 for a Confumption. 
 
 Grent 
 
 in Latin Cynog/oJJhri. The 
 Root is thick, black with 
 out, white within; it fmells 
 Wdrfc than it taftes, it has 
 an odd, lweet Tafte. The 
 Stalks are about three or 
 four Foot high ; they are 
 divided into friapy Brandi 
 
 es. The firft Year the 
 Leaves are long, and fome- 
 what brriad : The fecond 
 Year, whefi it bears a 
 Stalk, they ate fharp ard 
 pointed, hoafy, foft, and 
 doWny, and ftink. The 
 Flowers ate of a fordid red 
 Colour, divided, for fome 
 tithe, irito fife pieces ; the 
 Flowers and Seeds moft 
 commohly bend to one 
 parr, arid each is placed 
 on a Foot-ftalk an Inch 
 long, which hds no Leaf. 
 The Leaves grow alter- 
 nately td the Stalks, with- 
 out Fodt-ftalks. It grows 
 commonly among Rub- 
 biflt , arid in Fields not 
 cultivated. It flowers in 
 June. 
 
 It cools, and dries. ’Tis 
 uled to flop Blood,aLoole- 
 nefs, a Goriofrhsea, and 
 Catarrhs. An Ointment 
 made of the Juice, with 
 Hony arid Turpentine , 
 is much commended fof 
 old Fiftulous Ulcers. The 
 Pill made of Houh«Ps-< 
 tongue is compounded ifi 
 the following manner t. 
 Take of the Roots of 
 Hound’s-tdngue dried, of 
 ' the Seeds of White Hen- 
 bane, 
 
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 bane, and of Opium pre- 
 par’d,each half an Ounce ; 
 of Mirrh fix Drams, of 
 Olibaiium five Drams, of 
 Saffron, Caftor, and Sto- 
 rax Calamite, each one 
 Dram and an half : The 
 Roots of Hound’s-tongue, 
 the Seeds of Hen-bane , 
 and the Caftor muft be all 
 powder’d together ; but 
 the Myrrh, the Saffron, 
 and the Oiibanum muft be 
 powder’d a-part ; the O- 
 pium muft be flic’d fmall, 
 and diffolv’d in Role -wa- 
 ter * afterwards you muft 
 add the Powders, and with 
 Syrup de S tec tide make a 
 Mafs : The Dole is one 
 Scruple. ’Tis frequently 
 ufcd in Catarrhs, and to 
 caufe Reft. 
 
 , or Sin- 
 green, in (.atm Sedum ma- 
 gus vulgar e* It does not 
 grow fpontaneoufly inEwg- 
 land, but it is commonly 
 (own on Houfes. 
 
 ’Tis very Cooling, and 
 Aftringent. ’Tis ufed in- 
 wardly in Bilious Fevers, 
 ior it quenches Thirft,and 
 moderates the Heat, the 
 juice of it being mix’d 
 
 with Sugar. Rags dip’d 
 in the juice, or diftill’d 
 Water of it, and applied 
 to any Inflammation of 
 the Body , cfpecially in 
 the Frenzy, arc very be- 
 neficial. The Juice of it 
 cures Corns and Warts. 
 For Ulcers of the Ma- 
 trix, and Urinary Paffage, 
 take of the Juice four 
 Ounces, and one Ounce 
 of Litharge, and the Yolks 
 of two Eggs ; rub them 
 a long time ip a Leaden 
 Mortar j then make Appli- 
 cation in Fevers, when 
 the Tongue is dry, and 
 chap’d, dip a Leaf of it 
 in Rofe-water, and apply 
 it to the Tongue, and re- 
 peat it often. Take of 
 the Juice one Spoonful , 
 ofWhite-winc two Spoon- 
 fuls ; mix them together ; 
 drop one or two Drops 
 into the Eyes, and apply 
 a double Linnen Rag, dip- 
 ped in the fame. This is 
 good for an hot Dift illati- 
 on on the Eyes. 
 
 I£pacmt&, in Latin Hy- 
 acinthus. The blue Eng- 
 iijh Hyacinths, or Hair-bells, 
 arc very common through- 
 out all England. -It hath 
 
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 long narrow Leaves lean- * 
 in<r towards the Ground, 
 among which , fpring up 
 naked or bare Stalks laden 
 with many hollow blue 
 Flowers, of a ftrong fweet 
 Smell, fomewhat fluffing 
 the Head : After which, 
 come the Coddcs or round 
 Knobs, containing a great 
 quantity of fmall black 
 ffiining Seed. The Root 
 is Bulbous ; fuJLof a fil- 
 my blcwifli Juice, which 
 will lerve to fet Feathers 
 upon Arrows, inftead of 
 Glew, 'or to pafte Books 
 with : Whereof is made 
 the beft Starch, next un- 
 to that of Wake-Robin 
 Roots. 
 
 The white Englijh Hy- 
 acinth, is altogether like 
 the precedent, excepting, 
 that the Leaves of it are 
 fomewhat broader , the 
 Flowers more open, of a 
 white Colour. There is 
 found Wild in many pla- 
 ces of England , another 
 fort, which hath Flowers 
 of a fair Carnation Co- 
 lour, which makes it differ 
 from the other. 1 here 
 are alio fundry othei Va- 
 rieties of this fort, but l 
 
 think it unnefiury to infift 
 upon them , their diffe- 
 rence is fo little, confifting 
 not in their fhape, but in 
 the Colour of their Flow- 
 ers. The Blue Hair-Bells 
 grow Wild in Woods , 
 Copies, and in the Bor- 
 ders of Fields every where 
 throughout England ; the 
 other two are not fo com- 
 mon, yet do they grow in 
 Woods by Colchefier in 
 EJJex, in the Fields and 
 Woods by South-Fleet , 
 near unto Gravefend in 
 Kent , as alfo in a piece of 
 Ground by Canterbury , 
 called the Clapper, in the 
 Fields by the Bath , about 
 the Woods by Warrington 
 in Lancajhire , and other 
 places. They flower from 
 the beginning of May to 
 the end of June. 
 
 fSpflbp, in Latin Hyjfo- 
 pns,' *Tis hot, and acrid : 
 It attenuates, opens, and 
 cleanfes. ’Tis chiefly ufed 
 in Difeafes of the Lungs, 
 ’Tis frequently applied 
 outwardly to remove 
 Blood that is fettled in 
 the Eyes. A Bunch of it 
 being boyl’d in Water , 
 and applied hot to the 
 
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 Eye, is allb very good for 
 iBruifes. 
 
 im frp tl)t or 
 
 J S^uce-alom, in Latin 
 Alliarin. ft fend? forth 
 italics, round, channeled 
 «nd folid ; fmaJUnd lome- 
 what hairy • three ,or four 
 Foot high. The Root is 
 fmali, woody and white ; 
 apd ftinks like £,arlidc. 
 The Leaves are fir# round, 
 like Grouod-Lvy,botmuch 
 larger } but loon , after- 
 wards they are a little 
 pointed, and. .indented a- 
 bout the Edge? ; they are 
 of A pale Gregn, and 
 fmooth, and fee on large 
 Foot-ftalks i the %iell and 
 Tafte of them is not fo 
 ftrong as Garlipk ? they 
 are placed at a great di- 
 stance upon the Stalks. 
 Piforderly, i\pon the tops 
 of the Stalks j&ncLBranches, 
 are many whftfth, fmali 
 Flowers, confifting of four 
 fmali Leaves, upon very 
 Short Foot-ftalks i in the 
 midft whereof are Tufts, 
 
 low and Green. The pf>- 
 lpflg and biackilh Seed is 
 contain’d in Jong Cods, 
 that are angl’d, and di- 
 \i4ed by a Membrane 
 that has two Valves. It 
 grows in Hedges * and 
 Ditches. 
 
 Country-people ufe it in 
 Sauces. \V hen jt is green, 
 it provokes Uriixe • yvhep 
 dry, it expels Poy Ion. Being 
 boyi’d in Wme, or mix’d 
 with Hcny, it .cures old 
 Coughs. Tis excellent for 
 refilling Putrefadhon : ; Up- 
 on wh ich accoupt, theHerb 
 it (el f, bear up with Houy, 
 and the Juice boyi’d till it 
 is thick, are put into Qaig- 
 plalms for Gangreens, and 
 Other put rid and malignant 
 Ulcers. The Seed applied 
 to the Bottom of the fyelly, 
 cure? Mother-fits. ‘The 
 Seeds rub’d, and put into 
 the Nole, provoke Sneez- 
 ing, and purges the Head. 
 The Herb boyi’d in Oyl 
 and Water, and taken in- 
 wardly, relieves Afthma- 
 ticks. Some boyl the 
 Leaves in Clyfters fprthe 
 Cholick, Kcphritick P^ins, 
 and the Stone. ’Tis like 
 
 of a Colour betwixt Yel-jtrnc Scordivun ip Virtue 
 
 and 
 
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 and Smell. Fabric! us Hil-\ Mouth pr Throat in Quin- 
 danus lays, he often found lies, apd other Inflamipa- 
 
 thp Juice very good for 
 Gangreens. And none pped 
 wonder why the Ancients, 
 efpecially xha Arabians 
 ilituted thisfjerb for Scor- 
 dinip > not for that Scor- 
 diui» was nnknown to 
 them, becaufe they 
 found, in a manner, the 
 fame Virtues in this Plant. 
 Bolides, Scordium docs not 
 grow in many Regions, 
 ^nd fo it fpuft be had dry 
 and obfolete ; whereas this 
 Herb grows almoft every 
 where. 
 
 white leUamincdn U 
 
 tin Jafininum album. The 
 Flowers are chiefly ufed to 
 perfume Gloves. The Oyl 
 of it hc a i§» mollifies, ano 
 opens; and is ufed in Con 
 tradfions of the Limbs, anc 
 the like. 
 
 3 ieto>fi-CEar , in Latin 
 F\mg\K fambucinus.\t%rQ'WS 
 to the Trunk of the El- 
 def-trec. 
 
 Being dried, it will kce 
 gopd a Year. Boyl’d in 
 Milk, pr infus'd in Vine 
 gar, *ii§ good to gurgle the 
 
 uofls of the Mouth and 
 Thrp^t. And being in- 
 fus’d in fome proper Wa- 
 ter, it is good in Difeafes 
 of the Eyes. 
 
 3ncljaiUfr$ 
 fta&C, in Latin Circcca Lu- 
 tetiana. It has Leaves 
 like Peti-morel, (harp at 
 the point like Spinage : 
 The Stalk is ftreight and 
 upright, very brittle, twp 
 Foot high. The Flowers 
 are white tending to Car- 
 nation, with pertain ftnall 
 bpown Chives in the 
 midft : The Seed is con- 
 tain’d in ftnall round Bul- 
 lets, rpugh and very hai- 
 ry. The Roots ar e tough, 
 and many in number , 
 thrufting themfelves deep 
 in the Ground, and di- 
 fperfing far abroad, where- 
 by it greatly increafes ; in- 
 fomueh , that when it 
 hath once taken faftRoot, 
 it can hardly be rqoted 
 out or deftroy’d. It grows 
 in pbfeure and dark pla- 
 ces, about Dung-hills, by 
 
 Path-ways, and in fuel; 
 like places. Jt flpwerefh 
 froa\ ‘Hum to the end of 
 Set~ 
 
JO ( 128 ) JO 
 
 September. ’Tis of no 
 great ufe in Phyfiek and 
 Surgery. It Taftes a lit- 
 tle acrid, fweet, and a- 
 ftringent, and has a Sola- 
 rium Smell. The Leaves 
 may be us’d as an Ano- 
 dine, and repelling Medi- 
 cine : It is a Solarium by 
 its Smell. 
 
 St. ^O&n’I-toNW, in La- 
 tin Hypericon. It has a 
 woody Root, that is much 
 divided, and hath many 
 ftiff, woody, round, reddilli 
 Twigs, two Foot and an 
 half high, or higher, and 
 divided into manyBranch- 
 es. The Leaves grow by 
 Pairs, oppolite one to ano- 
 ther, and have no Foot- 
 Halks ; they are l'mooth, 
 and full of Holes, which 
 may be plainly perceiv’d if 
 you hold them up againfl 
 the Sun ; they tafte dry 
 and aftringent, with fome 
 kind of Bitternefs. At the 
 top of the Stalks and 
 Branches grow yellow 
 Flowers of five Leaves a- 
 piece, with yellow Tufts 
 in the middle ; which be- 
 itig bruis’d, yield a bloody 
 Juice. After the Flowers, 
 come fmall, round Heads, 
 
 wherein are contain’d 
 fmall , black Seeds. It 
 grows in Hedges, and a- 
 mong Bufhes. 
 
 ’Tis an excellent Diurc- 
 tick and Vulnerary Herb. 
 A Decodlion of it cures 
 Tertian and Quartan- 
 Agues. It flops Spitting of 
 Blood, and expels Gravel. 
 A Tindlure of the Flo wers 
 is excellent in a Mania : 
 And the Flowers infus’d 
 in Spirit of "Wine, kill 
 Worms. The Compound- 
 ed Oyl of the London-Dif- 
 penfatory is much us’d, and 
 is made in the following 
 manner : Take one Pint of 
 White- wine; of the Tops, 
 and Flowers, and Seeds of 
 St. Johns-wcrt four Oun- 
 ces ; bruife them, and in- 
 fufe them three Days in a 
 Pint of old Oyl of Olives, 
 in the Sun, or upon a gen- 
 tle Fire ; and then prefs it. 
 Note, they mult infufe in 
 a Glafs well Hop’d. There 
 mull be a fecondand third 
 infufion in the fame Wine. 
 After the third Infufion, 
 boyl it till all the Wine is, 
 in a manner, confumM ; 
 then ftrain it, and add 
 three Ounces of Turpen- 
 tine, 
 
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 tine, and one Scruple of 
 Saffron ; then boyl it a lit- 
 tle, and put it up for Ufe. 
 This is excellent forBruifcs 
 and Aches. For Spitting 
 of Blood. Take of the 
 Leaves of St. Jobris-wort, 
 Hart’s-tcnguc, Speed-well, 
 Moufe-ear, and Ground- 
 Ivy, each one Handful $ of 
 the Roots of Chervil 3 and 
 fi-cfli Nettles , each one 
 Ounce; boyl them in three 
 Pints of Fountain- water, to 
 two ; add one Ounce and 
 an half of Raifins of the 
 Sun Hon’d, of Liquor ilh 
 two Drams, of the Byzan- 
 tine Syrup two Ounces ; 
 clariAe them with the 
 White of an Egg, __ and- 
 make an Apozem : Take 
 four or iix Ounces twice 
 or thrice a Day, for a 
 Month. 
 
 Smooth Brand Lean d 
 Jl’CnlUOK, or All-heal, in 
 Latin Slderitis nrvenfis 
 Intifolia. It grows up 
 with fquare Stalks a Cu- 
 bit high, let with pretty 
 large and green imooth 
 Leaves at the top of the 
 Branches, being hooded, 
 and of a pale yellow Co- 
 lour, This Plant is dry, 
 
 with little or no Heat 
 and is endued- with an 
 aftridive Faculty . It 
 conduces much to the heal- 
 ing of green Wounds , 
 being beaten and applied, 
 or put inUnguenrs orPlai- 
 ffers made for that pur- 
 pofe. ’Tis alfo of lingu- 
 lar ufe, to keep Wounds 
 from Inflammation, and 
 fpeedily to heal them 
 up, as alio to ftay all 
 Fluxes and Defluxions , 
 having a drying and mode- 
 rate affridivc faculty. ’Tis 
 alfo commended for the 
 
 Biting of a Mad-Dog.C/w- 
 <ius fays, It is us’d in Fo- 
 mentations , to bath the 
 Head for the Pains and 
 Aches thereof, and againlt 
 the ftiffnefs and wearinels 
 of the Limbs or Joints. 
 The fame Authour affirms, 
 that lie has known the 
 Deccdion us’d with very 
 good fuccefs , in curing 
 the Inflammations and Ul- 
 cerations of the Legs. It 
 taftes bittcrifh, flinty apd 
 fubaftringent ; and fmells 
 like Dead-Nettle, or Be- 
 tony, outwardly and in- 
 wardly it is Vulnerary, by 
 the Mucilage and bitter 
 Aftringencyi 
 
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 3!Utp~flOtoei0, in Larin 
 Caryopbyllus. They are Ce- 
 phalick and Cordial. The 
 Syrup is chiefly ufed, and 
 is made in the following 
 manner : Take of fragrant 
 July-flowers,the White be- 
 ing cut off, one Pound •, 
 pour on them a Quart of 
 Spring-water, and let them 
 ftand all Night j then 
 ftrain the Liquor, and be- 
 ing gently warm’d, dif- 
 folve therein four Pounds 
 of the whiteft Sugar, with- 
 out boiling it 5 and make a 
 Syrup. 
 
 BlHtupe c-tree, in Latin 
 Juniperus. It fpreads it 
 felf near the Ground. The 
 Leaves are like the Leaves 
 of Furze, but not fo large, 
 nor fo prickly ; they are 
 always green ; they are 
 ftiff, and fmooth above ; 
 they are feldom an Inch 
 long, and are very nar- 
 row. The Branches are 
 divided into many Twigs. 
 The Berries are many , 
 round, and twice as large 
 as Pepper ; when they are 
 ripe they are blackilh j 
 they tafte acrid and re- 
 
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 finous,with a fort of Swcet- 
 nefs. 
 
 The W ood being burnt, 
 perfumes the Air. The 
 Berries are good for a cold 
 Stomach, and are good a- 
 gainft Wind and Gripes : I 
 They provoke Urine, and 
 expel Poyfon, and are good 
 in Difcafes of the Head 
 and Nerves. The Oyl of 
 Juniper is much in ufe ; it 
 helps the Tooth-ach, and 
 is good in the Cholick,and 
 againft Gravel : The Dofe 
 is five or fix Drops, in a 
 proper Vehicle. 
 
 Climbing- 3|fop, in Latin 
 • Hedera Arborea. ’Tis fre- 
 quently ufed outwardly , 
 upon Ifliies, and for Pains 
 in the Ears proceeding 
 from Matter contain’d 
 within. The Ancients j 
 boyl’d the Leaves in Wine, 
 and applied them to Burns, 
 and Malignant Ulcers. 
 Some that are afflidled 
 with the Gout, apply the > 
 green Leaves to the Pain’d 
 Parts. A Pugil of the dried 
 Flowers , taken in Wine, 
 cures the Bloody-Flux. A 
 large quantity of the Pow- j 
 der of the ripe Berries 
 taken 
 
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 taken in Wine, is an ex- 
 : cellent Remedy for the 
 Plague. A Dram of the 
 Stones taken in Wine, pro- 
 vokes Urine, and expels 
 Gravel. Three of the 
 Stones powder’d, and ta- 
 ken, with a little Saffron, 
 in Penny-royal-water, for 
 forne Days, in the Morn- 
 ing, fcarce ever fails to 
 move the Courfes : It muft 
 be taken hot. 
 
 The Berries purge up- 
 wards and downwards. 
 The Oyl of the Berries, 
 drawn by Diftillation, is 
 very good for cold difeafes 
 of the Joints : It provokes 
 the Courfes, expels Gravel, 
 and cures fordid Ulcers. 
 Take one Dram of the 
 ripe Berries, dried in the 
 Shade, and powder’d, in 
 a Glafs of White-wine : 
 This is very Sudorifick, 
 and is good in the Plague, 
 and for Pains of the Sto- 
 mach. 
 
 Ground-'^fa'p , in Latin 
 Hedern terrejirts. ’Tis Vul- 
 nerary, either outwardly 
 applied, or taken inward- 
 ly. ’Tis alfo Diuretick , 
 and moves the Cowles. 
 
 ’Tis frequently ufed for 
 Difeafes of the Lungs, for 
 Obftrudtions of the Kid- 
 neys, and the Jaundice , 
 and in Clyfters for the 
 Cholick. The People in 
 the. North put it into their 
 Beer, to clear it ; and 
 therefore it is call’d Ale- 
 hoof. The Juice of it 
 drawn up into the No- 
 Itrils, cures inveterate and 
 violent Head-aches. A 
 Tindbure of the Leaves, 
 made in Nant%-B randy, is 
 excellent in the Cholick. 
 Take of the Confcrve of 
 Red Rofes four Ounces , 
 of Flowers of Sulphur four 
 Scruples, of pure Oyl of 
 Turpentine one Dram, of 
 the Species of the Lungs 
 of a Fox three Drams, of 
 Syrup of Ground-Ivy a 
 fufficient quantity ; make 
 a LinElus : Lick of it of- 
 ten in a Day, with a Li- 
 quorifh-ftick. This is pro- 
 per to ftop a Tickling 
 Cough. 
 
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 K. 
 
 TU" 31 &ttCp,or drench-beans 7 
 in Latin Phafcolus. 
 They provoke Urine, and 
 are good in the Stone, a 
 Dram of the Powder of 
 them being taken inWhite- 
 vvine. They are of eaiic 
 Digcftion, and excite Ve- 
 nery. 
 
 Common in 
 
 Latin Polygonum mas vul- 
 gnre. The Root is hard, 
 woody, and Angle, and has 
 many Fibres, and is of an 
 aftringent Tafte. It has 
 many Stalks , they arc 
 fometimes upright,butthey 
 oftner bend towards the 
 Earth, or lie on it ; they 
 are above two Foot long ; 
 they are final], round, foiid 
 and fmoorh. The Leaves 
 are placed alternately j 
 they are oblong, narrow, 
 and imooth,and are placed 
 on very fliort Foot-ftaiks. 
 From the Wings of the 
 lower Leaves, at the Knots 
 oi the Stalks, come forth 
 finall Branches : And from 
 the Wings of the Upper, 
 two or three finall Flowers 
 
 together, on fhort Foot- 
 Italks * they confift of five 
 Leaves, and arc of a light 
 purple colour. The Seeds 
 are pretty large, triangu- 
 lar,and of a dark Cheinut- 
 colour. 
 
 ’I is Vulnerarv, Drying, 
 and Aftringent. ’Us chief- 
 ly ufed for the Hopping ail 
 Fluxes. Outwardly his 
 ufed for Wounds and Ui- 
 cers,and for Inflammations 
 of the Eyes. A certain 
 Nobleman that vomited 
 Blood, and had ufed other 
 Medicines in vain , was 
 much reliev’d by the Juice 
 ol this, in a little Styptick 
 W ine. 
 
 linap-lUCCD, in Latin 
 Jacca. It has long and 
 narrow Leaves, of a black- 
 ifh green Colour, and in 
 (hape like Devils-blt , but 
 longer , fet upon Stalks 
 two Cubits high, fomc- 
 what bluntly cut or Snipt 
 about the Edges : The 
 Flowers grow at the top 
 of the Stalks , being firft 
 fmall, fcaly, knops, like 
 the knops of Cor-Flower, 
 or Blue-Bottles, but great- 
 er j out of the mid it there- 
 
L A 
 
 LA ( M3 ) 
 
 of grows a purple thrum- 
 my , or fibrous Flower. 
 The Root is thick and 
 ihort, it grows commonly 
 in every fertile Pafture. It 
 flowers in June and Jul y. 
 It is of the Nature of 
 Scabious, of which it is a 
 kind, and therefore of the 
 like faculties with it, but 
 not fo. proper in Phyfick.- 
 ’Tis commended for the 
 Swellings or the Uvula, 
 as is Devils-bit, but of 
 lefs force and Virtue than 
 it. ’Pis very bitter, a- 
 ftringent , and fmoaky. 
 Outwardly it is Vulnera- 
 ry. And good for Scabs, 
 Itch, and Ulcers ; the 
 Root is Milkyv 
 
 L. 
 
 C Ommon 
 
 ftCatU, in Latin Gal- 
 lium lutcum vul gave. 1 his 
 Ladies-bed : ftraw riles up 
 with feveral fmall, brown 
 and fquare, upright Stalks, 
 a Yard high, or more ; 
 fometimes branch’d forth 
 into many Parts, full of 
 Joints, and with feveral 
 very fmall, fine Leaves at 
 
 every one of them, little, 
 or not all rough. Ac 
 foe Tops of the Branches 
 grow many long Tufts, or 
 Branches of yellow Flow- 
 ers, let very thick together, 
 pne above another ; they 
 fmcll pretty ltrong and re- 
 finous. The Seed is fmall 
 and black ; and two, for 
 the moil part, joyn’d toge- 
 ther. The Root is red- 
 difh, and has many fmall 
 Fibres. 
 
 The Tops of it turn 
 Milk, like Rennet. The 
 Herb, or the Powder of 
 it, (tops Bleeding ; and is 
 commended for Cancerous 
 Ulcers. 
 
 JlaDteS-maiUle, in La- 
 tin A/cbimilla. It has a 
 Root of the thicknefs of the 
 Little Finger, or Thumb, 
 confifting of many Fibres, 
 that arc aftringent, and 
 drying. Some thin, hair) 
 Stalks arife, branching out 
 about nine Inches high; 
 upon which there are fmall 
 Flowers, of a Grafs-colour, 
 placed in a Circle ; each 
 confifts of eight Leaves , 
 four large, and four fmajl , 
 placed alternately ; in the 
 L 3 mid- 
 
L A 
 
 L A ( i?4 ) 
 
 middle whereof are little 
 yellow Tufts. ThctFlow- 
 ers grow on the uppermoft 
 Seminal Velfels ; two ftp all, 
 fhining Seeds are contain’d 
 in each Velfel, not exactly 
 round, but fomewhat long 
 in one part. Some of the 
 Leaves arife immediately 
 from the Root, with long, 
 hairy Foot-ftalks, about 
 one Handful and an half 
 long : Others adhere to the 
 Stalk, by a fhort, or no 
 Foot-ftalk at ajl. As to 
 other things, the Leaf is 
 like a Mallow, of a Colour 
 betwixt yellow and green, 
 and hairy under; divided 
 into eight or nine obtufe 
 Angles, peculiar Nerves 
 coming into each Angle, 
 from the Foot-ftalks ; they 
 are neatly indented about 
 the Edges. It grows in 
 Meadows and Failures , 
 efpecially on hillyGrounds, 
 fpontaneoufly. There is 
 abundance of it in the 
 North of England, in Tor li- 
 fe ire and Derbyfloire, where 
 it is common!)' called 
 jBear’s-foot. 
 
 ■Tis an excellentWound- 
 herb. ’Tis hot, and dry, 
 and aftringent. It Hops 
 
 Bleeding, the Courfes,and 
 the Whites. The Leaves, 
 the Tops , and the Roots 
 are ufed in Vulnerary Po- 
 tions, Powders, Plaifters, 
 and Ointments. Rags dip- 
 ped in a Decodlion of it, 
 and applied to Women’s 
 Breafts when they are very 
 lax, renders them hard and 
 folid. It agglutinates in- 
 ward Wounds, and Rup- 
 tures: And the Deco&ion 
 of it, or the Powder of the 
 dried Herb, taken in the 
 Decodlion, or in the di- 
 llill’d Water, is excellent 
 in curing Children’s Burft- 
 en Bellies. The Aftringent 
 Quality is chief in "this 
 Plant ; by means whereof 
 it does what it does. Take 
 of Ladies-mantle, Sanicle, 
 Golden -rod, Sengreen, Bc- 
 tony and Agrimony, each 
 one Handful ; Marfh-mal- 
 lows two Handfuls ; Fern, 
 Flowers of Camomile , 
 St. Jobn’s-wort, Mugwcrt, 
 Briars, Origanum, andTcr- 
 mentil-Leaves and Roots, 
 each one Handful ; put 
 them into three Bags;theri 
 boyl them in the Faeces of 
 Red Wine , and apply 
 them one after another. 
 Thcfe are very aftringent, 
 and 
 
LA ( ) 
 
 L A 
 
 and of good ufe ro flop' 
 Fluxes. 
 
 iauie^fmeck, in Latin 
 
 Car darn ine. The Root is 
 white, thick, and has ma- 
 ny fmall Fibres. It has 
 moft commonly but one 
 Stalk, upright, round, firm 
 and frnooth , and about 
 nine Inches high, red- 
 difh near the Earth. 
 ’Tis divided into Bran- 
 ches, at the top whereof 
 are many Flowers toge- 
 ther, of a light Purple 
 Colour ; they are large, 
 and confift of four obtufe, 
 veiny Leaves. I he Cods 
 are of a deep purple Co- 
 lour , and a Finger in 
 length, or longer ; they 
 are upright, rigid, and 
 fomewhat flat ; the Leaves 
 are of two forts ; the 
 lower he on the Earth, 
 and arc divided into four 
 or five fmall Leaves , 
 flicking to the Rib by 
 Intervals ; the uppermoft 
 on the Stalk, have no 
 Foot - ftalks ; they are 
 fmcoth, and divided into 
 fmall pieces. It taftes 
 like Water-Creffes. 
 
 Take of the Conferve 
 of Ladies-fmock and 
 Brook-lime, made with 
 an ec]ual weight of Sugar, 
 each three Ounces ; of 
 the Species of the three 
 Sanders, of Diarrhod Ab - 
 batis, each one Dram and 
 an half j of Ivory pow- 
 dered one Dram, of Pearl 
 half a Dram, of Salt of 
 Wormwood and Tama- 
 ris , each one Dram ; 
 make an Ele&uary, with 
 a fufiicient Quantity of 
 Syrup of Coral : Take 
 
 the quantity of a Nut- 
 meg Night and Morning. 
 This is good in an hot 
 Scurvy. 
 
 ilafcenuer , in Latin 
 
 Lavendula. Tis Cepha- 
 liclc , and good for the 
 Nerves ; and is much of 
 the fame vertue with Stx- 
 chas: ’Tis chiefly ufed in 
 
 Catarrhs, for Palfies, Con- 
 vulfions, Giddmefs , Le- 
 thargy and the like. It 
 provokes Urine and the 
 Courfes, and haftens De- 
 livery : And it is ufed for 
 Flatulent Gripes. Tis 
 ufed outwardly in Fomen- 
 tations. The diftill’d Wa~ 
 i ter, the Conferve, and 
 K 4 the 
 
L A 
 
 LA ( 156 ) 
 
 the Oyl are in ufe. The 
 following Medicine is 
 counted excellent to haften 
 Delivery : Take of the 
 Seeds of Lavender half a 
 Dram, of the Seeds of Plan- 
 tane and Endive, each two 
 Scruples ; make a Powder : 
 Take it in the Waters of 
 Endive and Holly, each 
 three Ounces. The Oyl of 
 it kills Lice in Children’s 
 Heads, their Heads being 
 anointed with it. The Spi- 
 rit of it is moft in ufe, and 
 is, indeed, an excellent Me- 
 dicine. 5 Tis made in the 
 following manner : Take 
 of theFlowers of Lavender 
 one Gallon, pour on them 
 three Gallons of the belt 
 Brandy, and flop the Vef 
 fel clofc ; let them infufe 
 in the Sun for the {pace of 
 Ex Days, then diftil them 
 in an Alembeck. Take of 
 the Flowers of Sage, Rofe- 
 mary and Betony, each one 
 Handful; ofBorrage, Bu- 
 glofs, Lilly of the V allies, 
 and Cowflips, each two 
 Handfuls ; infufe all thefe 
 Flowers, gather’d in Sea- 
 ion, in a Gallon of the belt 
 Brandy, and mingle it with 
 the Spirit of Lavender a- 
 4>ove-jpention\l, adding of 
 
 the Leaves of Balm,Fevcr- 
 few, Oranges, and Lawrcl- 
 berries, each one Ounce : 
 After diffident Digdtion, 
 d ilftil them again ; and at 
 length add of Orange and 
 Citron-Peel, and the Seed 
 of Peony, each lix Drams ; 
 Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Mace, 
 Cardamoms, Cubebs, and 
 Yellow-Sandcrs, of each 
 half an Ounce ; of the 
 Wood of Aloes one Dram ; 
 digeft them twenty four 
 Hours, drain them ; then 
 add of prepar’d Pearl two 
 Drams; of Amber-greafe, 
 Musk and Saffron, each 
 half a Scruple ; of dried 
 Roles, and Red-Sanders, 
 each half an Ounce ; of 
 Yellow Sanders, and the 
 Bark of dried Citron, each 
 turn Drams ; hang the Spe- 
 cies in a R.ag, in the Spi- 
 rit above-mention’d. 
 
 Comynon Lr,iicn&CGccL 
 ton, in Latin Abrotttbum 
 fxmina vulgarc. The Root 
 is thick, hard and woedy, 
 Tlje Twigs are above tyvo 
 Foot high ■ they are woo- 
 dy, tender, and white with 
 Down, and are divided in- 
 to many Branches, and arc 
 encompafs’d by theLeaves, 
 
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 which arc about an Inch 
 long, and a little indented; 
 they have a Phyfical Smell, 
 and a bitter and acrid 
 Taftc. 
 
 ’Tis chiefly ufed in Ob- 
 ftrudVions of the Liver and 
 Kidneys, and to cure the 
 Jaundice. It kills Worms. 
 And the dried Leaves do 
 good for the Whites. 
 
 in Latin 
 
 Limonium. There has 
 been among W r iters from 
 time to time, great Con- 
 tention about this Piant, 
 no one Anther agreeing 
 with another : For fome 
 have called this Herb 
 Lhponlum ; fome another 
 Herb by this Name ; and 
 fome in removing the 
 Rock, have mired them- 
 fclves in the Mud, as 
 Mntthiolm, who deferib- 
 cd two kinds, but made 
 no d i ft i million of them, nor 
 yet exprefs’d which was 
 the true Lhnoniurn ; but 
 as a Man herein ignorant, 
 fle fpcaks not a Word of 
 them : Now, then to leave 
 Controveriics and Cavil- 
 ling, the true Limonium , 
 is, that which hath fair 
 
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 Leaves, like the Limon, 
 or Orange-tree, but of a 
 dark green Colour, fome- 
 what fatter, and a little 
 crumpled : Amonglt which 
 rifeth up an hard and brit- 
 tle naked Stalk a Foot 
 high, divided at the top 
 1 into fundry other finall 
 Branches, which grow for 
 the molt part upon the 
 one fide, full of little blu- 
 ifli Flowers, like Laven- 
 der, with long red Seed, 
 and a thick Root like un- 
 to finall Dock. 
 
 It grows in great Plenty 
 upon the Walls of the Fort 
 againft Grave fend •• Bur 
 abundantly on the Banks 
 of the River, below the 
 fame Town ; as alfo be- 
 low the Queen’s Store- 
 Houfe at Chatham : And 
 hard by the Queen ’s-Ferry 
 going into the Iflc of 
 shepey : In Salt Marflics 
 by Lee in EJfex : In the 
 
 Marfh by Harwich, and 
 many other places. They 
 Bio (Tom in June and. July. 
 The Seed of Limonium is 
 very aftringent or binding, 
 the Seed beaten to Pow - 
 der, and drunk in Wine, , 
 is good for the Cholick_ 
 Stran 
 
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 L E 
 
 L A 
 
 Strangury, and Difcntery . j 
 The Seed taken as afore- 
 faid, obftru&s the over- 
 flowing of the Courfes in 
 Women , and all other 
 Fluxes of Blood. 
 
 Spaigc-iLaUtel/m Latin 
 Laurcola. ’Tis about four 
 Foot high, or higher. The 
 Stalk is fometimes Angle, 
 and fometimes divided in- 
 to Branches. The Bark is 
 whitifli. The Stalk bends 
 eafily, but is hard to break. 
 The Leaves are placed at 
 the top of the Stalk ; they 
 are like Laurel-Leaves. 
 The whole Plant taftes 
 hot. 
 
 Being chew’d , it in- 
 flames the Jaws. Taken 
 inwardly, it provokes Vo- 
 miting j and hurts and 
 burns the Stomach, and in- 
 ward Parts - and there- 
 fore, by rcafon of its great 
 Acrimony, ’tis feldom' pre- 
 icrib’d by Phyficians. The 
 Powder of it infus’d in 
 Vinegar , and fprinkled 
 upon Cancers , does 
 good before they are Ul- 
 cer ’d. 
 
 ILeeks, in Latin Por- 
 rum . They have the fame 
 Virtue with Onions. 
 
 lentils, in Latin Lens. 
 The greater Lentil grows 
 up with fender Stalks and 
 Leaves, which arc fornc- 
 what hard , growing a- 
 flope from both f des of the 
 Rib, or Middle Stalk 
 narrow , and many in 
 number, like thofe of 
 Tares, but narrower and 
 leffer. The Flowers arc 
 fmall, tending fomewhat 
 towards a Purple Colour. 
 The Cods are little and 
 broad : The Seeds in 
 theie are in number, three 
 or four , little, round, 
 plain and flat , The Roots 
 are fmall, and fibrous. . 
 
 1 he Idler kind of Len- 
 til, hath fmall , tender, 
 and pliant Branches , a 
 Cubit high, whereon grow 
 .Leaves, divided, confift- 
 ing of divers other fmall 
 Leaves , like the wild 
 Vetch, ending at the mid- 
 dle Rib, with fome claf- 
 ping Tendrels, wherewith 
 it taketh hold of fuch 
 things as are near it, a- 
 mong 
 
mong thefe, come forth 
 little brownifh Flowers, 
 mixed with white, which 
 turn into fmall flat Cods, 
 containing little brown 
 flat Seed, and fometimes 
 white. They flower and j 
 ripen in July and Augujl. j 
 
 Their Skin is aftringent, 
 and the fubftance within, 
 is of a thick and Earthy j 
 Juice, having a Quality a j 
 little Auftere,or fomething ! 
 Harlh , much more the 
 Skin thereof ; but the 
 Juice of them is quite con- 
 trary to the Aftringent 
 Quality ; wherefore if 
 they are boyled in fair 
 Water, the Decoiftion af- 
 terwards being feafoned 
 with Salt and Pickle, and 
 then taken, ioofeneth the 
 Belly. The firft Deco- 
 cftion of Lentils Ioofeneth 
 the Belly ; but if they are 
 boyled again , and the 
 firft Decodtion caft away, 
 then they bind, and are 
 good againft the Bloody- 
 Flux, or dangerous Tasks. 
 They Operate more 
 effectually in flopping 
 or binding , if ail , 
 or any of thefe following 
 are boyled therewith , 
 Namely, Red Beets, My, lit 
 
 ties , Pills of Pomgra- 
 nates, dry ’dRofes, Medlars, 
 Service-Berries , unripe 
 Pears, Quinces. Plantane 
 Leaves, Gails, or the Berries 
 of Sumach : The Meal of 
 Lentils mixed with Hony 
 Mundifieth, and cleanfeth 
 Corrupt Ulcers, and rot- 
 ten Sores , filling them 
 with Flefti again ; and 
 ! is moft Angular , to be 
 j put into the common di- 
 I geftives ufed among our 
 | London Surgeons for green 
 | Wounds. The Lentil ha- 
 | ving the Skin dr Coat ta- 
 ll ken off, as it lofeth that 
 | ftrong binding Quality , 
 
 ' and thofe Accidents that 
 depend on the fame, lo it 
 nourifheth more than it it 
 had the Skin on : It en- 
 gendreth thick and naugh- 
 ty Juice, and flowly paf- 
 feth through the Belly : 
 yet it ftoppeth not the 
 Loofencfsas ihat docs that 
 has theCoaton. And there- 
 fore they that ufe to eat 
 too much thereof, neceffa- 
 riiy become Lepers, and 
 are much fubjedt to Can- 
 kers $ for thick and dry 
 Nouriftunents are apt to 
 breed Melancholy. There- 
 i fore the Lentil is good 
 Food 
 
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 Food for them that thro 1 
 waterifh Humours are apt 
 to fall into the Dropfie - y 
 and it is a moft dange- 
 rous Food for dry and 
 wither’d Bodies : there- 
 fore it brings dimncfs of 
 fight, though the Sight be 
 perfect, through its cx- 
 cefiive Drynefs , whereby 
 the Spirits of the Sight 
 are confumcd : But it" is 
 good for them that arc 
 of a contrary Conftituti- 
 on. It is not good for 
 thofe that want their 
 Terms : For it breedeth 
 thick Blood , and i'uch 
 as flowly paffeth through 
 the Veins. 
 
 Gardcn-Hettice, in La- 
 tin LnFtucn fativn. It 
 cools the Stomach, and 
 qualifies Choier and Heat, 
 and difpofes to Reft, and 
 increafcs Milk, and yields 
 good Nouriftiment. In 
 Frenzies, Madnefs, and 
 Burning Fevers, and the 
 like, apply to the Tem- 
 ples, and the Coronal 
 Suture, and alfo to the 
 ■W rifts, double Rags dipt 
 in Lettice- Water wherein 
 Sal Prune lln has been dif- 
 folv’d , Half an 
 
 Ounce to a Pint of the 
 Water. 
 
 Lambs ^ %mic p, in La- 
 tin Lnctucn ngnina. 
 
 This Herb hath many 
 (lender weak Stalks trail- 
 ing upon the Ground , 
 with certain Edges a Foot 
 high when it grows in 
 moft fertii Ground ; o- 
 therwile a Eland or two 
 high, with fundry Joynts 
 or Knees • out of eve- 
 ry one whereof grow a 
 couple of Leaves narrow 
 and long, not unlike Lc-t- 
 ticc at the firlf coming 
 up, as well in Tcndcr- 
 nefs as 1 afte : And on 
 the Top of the Stalks 
 ftand upon a broad 
 Tuft, certain white Flow-r 
 ers marvellous little, which 
 can fcarcely be known 
 to be Flowers ; unlcfis 
 that they grow many 
 together, like a Tuft, or 
 Umbel. Inftead of Roots, 
 it has a few (lender Fi- 
 bres like Hairs. 
 
 I his Herb grows wild 
 in the Corn-Fields ; and 
 fince it hath grown in 
 ufe among the French 
 and 
 
L E ( I 4 I ) 
 
 L 1 
 
 and Dutch in England , 1 
 it has been Town in Gar- 
 dens as ballad- Herbs. In 
 is found green almoft all 
 Winter and. Summer. 
 This Herb is cold and 
 fomething mo id, and riot 
 unlike in Faculty and 
 Temperature , ro the 
 Garden-Let ticc ; inftead 
 whereof, in Winter, and 
 in the tirft Months of 
 the Spring, it ferves for 
 a Sallad-Hcrb , and is 
 plcafant eaten with Vi- 
 negar, Salt and Oyl, as 
 other Sallads are ; a- 
 mong which it is none 
 of the word. 
 
 The Root is milky, 
 bitter and acrid ; the 
 Leaves arc watery, bit- 
 tcrifli, and mucilaginous. 
 The R oot fmells fome- 
 thing like Poppy. The 
 whole Plant is anodinc 
 externally in Inflamma- 
 tion?. The Seeds are good 
 in fpitting of Blood and 
 Sharpnefs of Urine. The 
 diddl’d Water cools 
 much ; it loofens the Belly 
 by the bitter Slime. 
 
 JLtllp of tty tallies , 
 
 in Latin Lilium Conv al- 
 ii urn. It hasafmall,white, 
 fibrous Root. The Stalk 
 is angular, and about an 
 Hand high. The Leaves 
 are like the Leaves of the 
 fmallcd Water - Plantanc. 
 It has fmall, white Bell- 
 flowers , of a pleafant 
 Smell. 
 
 TheFlowers and Leaves 
 arc counted good in Apo- 
 plexies, Pallies, for the 
 Falling-ficknefs and Gid- 
 dinefs, and other cold Dif- 
 eafes of the Head. Take 
 of Conferve of Lilly of 
 the Vallies fix Ounces, 
 of the Powder of the 
 Root of Male-Peony half 
 an Ounce, of Humane- 
 Skull prepar’d three drams, 
 of the Seeds and Flowers 
 of Male-Peony powder’d, 
 each two Drams ; of Red 
 Coral prepar’d, of Pearl, 
 and the whitifli Amber, each 
 oneDramj of Salt of Coral 
 four Scruples, of the Sy- 
 rup of the Flowers of 
 Male-Peony a fufficient 
 Quantity ; make an E- 
 leduary : The Dofe is 
 
 two Drains, Morning and 
 Evening. 
 
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 Evening. This is com- 
 mended in an Apoplexy. 
 
 Water-%i\\y, in Latin 
 Nymfbaa. The Roots, 
 the Leaves, the Flowers, 
 and Seeds of the Yellow 
 and White Water- Lilly 
 are ufed in Fluxes > e- 
 fpecially for a Gonorrhea, 
 #nd Nodturnal Polluti- 
 ons. They are faid to 
 leflen Venery. The Root 
 of the White Filter- Lilly 
 moderates the Flux of the 
 Courfes. Take of the Wa- 
 ters of Purllane, Lettice, 
 Rofes and Water-Lillies, 
 each one Ounce ; of Sy- 
 rup of Violets, and of 
 Water-Lillies , each fix 
 Drams ; of Sal Prunella 
 one Dram : Take this of- 
 ten, and it will cure the 
 Heat of Urine. 
 
 faid many People in 
 Dropiies have been cu- 
 red with the Juice mix’d 
 with Barley-flower, and 
 made into Bread 5 which 
 Bread they muft ufe on- 
 ly for the fpace of a 
 Alonth, or fix Weeks. 
 
 Mjuntain-HUlp, called 
 Martagon ; it grows on 
 the Mountains in Germa- 
 ny , efpecially on the 
 Woody Mountains. The 
 Root of it provokes U- 
 rinc. 
 
 Whitc-%SS\ty , in Latin 
 Lilium. The Diftill’d 
 Water of it is given to 
 Women that have hard 
 Labours, and to expel the 
 After-birth. The Root is 
 commonly ufed in Cata- 
 plafms to aflwage Pain, 
 and to ripen Tumours. 
 The Oil of Lillies ferves 
 for the fame purpofe. ’Tis 
 
 Lime-tree, in Latin 
 Tilia. The Bark and the 
 Leaves repel , and dry, 
 and provoke Urine, and 
 the Courfes. A Mucilage 
 of the Bark does much 
 good in Burns andWounds. 
 The Leaves rubb’d, and 
 fprinkled with Water, 
 difeufs Swellings of the 
 Feet. The Flowers are 
 Cephalick , and fmell 
 fweet. The Diftill’d Wa- 
 ter of them iS frequent- 
 ly ufed for the Falling- 
 ficknefs, Giddinefs and A- 
 poplexies : The Dofe is 
 one Ounce, or one Ounce 
 and an half. Women ufe 
 it to beautifie their Faces : 
 And 
 
And iome take it for the 
 Gripes. The Berries pow- 
 der’d, arc much commend- 
 ed for the Bloody-Fiux, 
 and other Fluxes of the 
 Belly. Being rub’d with 
 Vinegar, and put up the 
 Noftrils, they flop Bleed- 
 ing at theNole : And fome 
 of them taken inwardly, 
 do the fame. 
 
 iUqttO?tf|), in Latin Gly- 
 cyrrhi-a. ’Tis good for the 
 Lungs, and the Reins. It 
 mitigates Acrimony, and 
 helps Expectoration, and 
 gently loofens Children’s 
 Bellies. ’Tis chiefly ufed 
 for Coughs , Hoarfnefs , 
 
 " Confumption, Pleurifie, E- 
 rofions of the Bladder, and 
 Sharpnefs of Urine. Syrup 
 of Liquorifh is made in the 
 following manner : Take 
 of Green Liquorifh, cleanf- 
 ed and bruis’d, two Oun- 
 ces ; of White Maiden- 
 hair one Ounce, of Hyflop 
 half an Ounce ; pour on 
 them three Pints of hot 
 Fountain-water, let them 
 Band in Infufion twenty 
 four Hours ; {train it and 
 clarifie it ; and with the 
 belt Hony, and fine Su- 
 gar , each ten Ounces , 
 
 make a Syrup according 
 to Art. 
 
 2Lthetfc)0?t, in Latin 
 
 Flegatica vulgaris. The 
 Root of it is as fine as Silk. 
 The Leaves are a Fingers- 
 breadth,and twice as long, 
 or longer above they are 
 green, or a little yellowifh ; 
 they are fcaly,like the Skin 
 of a Serpent j they have 
 no Flowers. The Stalk is 
 white, firm and juicy, and 
 about four Inches long ; 
 upon which there is, as it 
 were, a fmall Fungus. It 
 grows in fhady,wet places, 
 among Stones. It taftes a 
 little bitterifh, and aftrin- 
 gent. 
 
 ’Tis chiefly ufed in Ob- 
 ftruCtions of the Liver and 
 Bladder. ’Tis good in the 
 Jaundice, for the Itch, and 
 a Gonorrhaa. Outwardly 
 applied, it flops Blood in 
 Wounds. 
 
 JLOfcage, in Latin Le- 
 vefiicum. The Stalk is as 
 high as a Man, thick-joint- 
 ed, hollow, and channel’d. 
 The Leaves are large, and 
 divided into Wings ; they 
 are of a {Lining Green, and 
 
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 of a ftrong Smell. Ac the 
 top of the Stalks and 
 Branches arc large Tufts 
 of yellow Flowers. The 
 Seed is pretty large, and. 
 flat. The Root is thick, 
 and woody. 
 
 *Tis Alexipharmick,Di- 
 uretick, and Vulnerary. It 
 ftrengthens the Stomach, 
 and does good in an Ajib- 
 mn. It forces the Ccurfes, 
 and the Monthly Purga- 
 tions ; and expels a dead 
 Child. It opens Obftru- 
 clions of the Liver and 
 Spleen ; and cures the 
 Jaundice. ’Lis ufed out- 
 wardly, in Baths, and Ca- 
 tapiafms for the Womb. 
 The Virtues of it are much 
 the" fame with Angelica, 
 and Mafter-worr. Half a 
 Dram of the Seed provokes 
 the Courfes. The Juice 
 of the Leaves expels the 
 After-birth. 
 
 fltmg-lmjt , in Latin 
 Mufcus nrborcus. It grows 
 on old Oaks and Beeches, 
 in dark, fhady, old Woods. 
 It has broad, gray i fit, rough 
 Leaves, varioufly folded, 
 crumpl’d and gafh’d on 
 the edges, and fometimes 
 
 fpotted on the upper fide* 
 It bears no Stalk , no 1 * 
 Flower. 
 
 ’Tis drying, andAftrin- 
 gent. It flops Bleeding, 
 and cures frefli Wounds. 
 It flops the Courfes, and 
 the Flux of the Belly. 
 The Powder, the Syrup, 
 and the difliil’d Water of 
 it are commonly ufed for 
 Difeafes of the Lungs ; as, 
 Coughs , Short Breath , 
 Confumntions , and the 
 | like. That which grows 
 on an Oak is excellent in 
 i, curing die Jaundice : Take 
 one Handful of it, and 
 boyl it in a Pint of Small 
 Beer, in a Pot well flop- 
 ped, till half is con fum’d-: 
 Take thirteen Spoonfuls 
 of it warm, Morning and 
 ; Evening. 
 
 llUptnCS, in Latin Lu- 
 pinus fntivus. Inwardly 
 taken , it kills Worms. 
 But it is chiefly ufed 
 outwardly, in Cataplafnas 
 for Gangreens and ma- 
 lignant Ulcers , and the 
 like, ftript about the Edg- 
 es, the Flowers grow in 
 Rundles. 
 
 M, 
 
M A 
 
 ( i4f ) M A 
 
 M. 
 
 'll ^l^rujer, in Latin l{u- 
 IV1 bia tinbiorum. ’I is 
 ufed in Vulnerary Potions; 
 but whether it is Aftrin- 
 gent, or Opening, is de- 
 puted. They that count it 
 Aftringent , preferib’d it for 
 the Bloody-Flux, the Flux 
 of the Couries, and of the 
 Hemorrhoides. They that 
 fuppofe.it is Opening, ufe 
 it in the jaundice, for the 
 Dropiic, and Obftrudtion 
 .o'f Urine. And perhaps it 
 partakes of both Qualities, 
 firft Opening, and then 
 Binding, as is the Nature 
 of Rhubarb. 
 
 Common Englijh Male 
 
 spaidm-t’ait > in Latin 
 
 T r-icbomanes mas . Englijh 
 Maiden-hair hath long 
 Leaves of a dark green 
 Colour,ccnfifting of many 
 fmall round Leaves fet 
 upon a middle Rib, of a 
 a Ihining black Colour, 
 d allied on the nether lide 
 with fmall rough marks 
 or fpeeks, of an over- 
 worn Colour : The Roots 
 
 are fmall and fibrous. The 
 
 . 
 
 Female Englijh Maiden- 
 hair is like the Precedent , 
 having that it is leffer , 
 and wants thofe fpots or 
 marks that are in the o- 
 thcr, wherein confifts the 
 difference. It grows for 
 the moft part near Springs 
 and Brooks , and other 
 moift places , upon old 
 Stone Walls and Rocks : 
 I found it growing in a 
 Shady , Sandy Lane in 
 Betfome , in the Parifh of 
 South fleet in Kent, upon 
 the Ground; whereas there 
 was no Stone nor Stony 
 Ground near it, which be- 
 fore that time I never faw : 
 It grows likewife upon 
 Stone Walls at Her Ma- 
 jefty’s Palace of Richmond, 
 and in moft Stone Walls 
 of the Weft and North 
 parts of England. Mr. 
 Goody er faith. That in Ja- 
 nuary i6zo. He faw e- 
 nough to lade an Horfe, 
 growing on the Banks in 
 a Lane, as he rode be- 
 tween Rake and Headly in 
 Hampjhire, near Wollmer - 
 Foreft. It continues along 
 time ; the Coldnefs of 
 Winter does it no harm. 
 It is Barren as the other 
 L Ferns 
 
M A 
 
 M A ( 146 ) 
 
 Ferns are , whereof it is 
 & kind. 
 
 Thcfc , as Diofcorides 
 and Galen fay , have all 
 the faculties belonging to 
 Adiantum , or black Mai- 
 den-hair. The Decodfion 
 made in Wine, and drank, 
 is good for them that are 
 fhort Winded. It helps 
 the Cough, ripens tough 
 Flegm, and voids it by 
 fpitting. The Lie wherein 
 it haS been foddcn, or laid 
 to infufe, is good to wafh 
 the Head , cauling the 
 Scourf and Scales to fall 
 off, and Hair to grow in 
 places that are bare. 
 
 White SpatDfK-fcair, or 
 Wall-Rye, in Latin, Adian- 
 tum album. The Root is 
 very fmall, confifting of ve- 
 ry fmall, black Fibres. It 
 grows upon old Walls. It 
 has many Foot-ftalks, that 
 are fmall, and about half 
 anHand high, and blackifh 
 about the Roots, or brown ; 
 they are elfewhere green, 
 and fomewhat divided at 
 top. From the Extremi- 
 ties and Sides of thefe the 
 Leaves grow ; they are 
 channel a, and fomewhat 
 
 ftiffi and indented about 
 the Edges ; the upper Part 
 is green, the under fprink- 
 led with red or brown j 
 Powder, that teems fine, ; 
 andtaftes fomewhat fowre i 
 and aftringent,with a little! 
 mixture of Sweetnefs. It i 
 grows mCambridgJhirc, on 
 the Walls of Cherry-IIin- 
 rctt-Church. 
 
 It removes the Tarcarc- 
 ous and Vifcous Mucilage 
 that is contain’d . in the 
 Lungs ; and therefore it is 
 good for thofe that have 
 Coughs, and Short Breath ; 
 and for others that have 
 Pains in the Side, or in the 
 Kidneys or Bladder. It 
 gently provokes Urine ,• 
 and expels Stones and 
 Gravel ; and is of great! 
 ufe in Children’sRuptures,; 
 the Powder of it being 
 given four Days together. 
 Take of Syrup of Maiden- 
 hair, and of Jujubes, each 
 three Ounces, of Oyl of 
 Flaxfrcfh drawn twoOun- 
 ces , of fine Sugar two 
 Drams ; mingle chem , 
 make a Lohoch : Take 
 half a Spoonful every other 
 Hour. This is good for 
 « Coughs, 
 
M A 
 
 M A C i47 ) 
 
 Coughs, and Pains of the 
 Sides. 
 
 Common £$)&l!oUl , in 
 Latin Malvn vulgaris . It 
 mollifies, eafesPain, loof- 
 ens the Belly, mitigates 
 Sharpnefs of Urine. ’Tis 
 ufed outwardly, in Cara- 
 plafms, and Fomentations, 
 to ripen Tumours, and to 
 cafe Pain ; and in Clyfters, 
 to loofen the Belly in Ne- 
 phritick Pains. Three 
 Ounces of the Deco&ion 
 of the Leaves, or the di- 
 ftill’d Water ofthcm,with 
 one Ounce and an half of 
 Syrup of Violets , cures 
 Heat of Urine prefently. 
 
 in La- 
 tin Althxa. It foftens, dif- 
 cuffes, cafes Pain, brings 
 Tumours to Suppuration, 
 and corrects lharp Hu- 
 mours. The Herb, the 
 Root, and Seeds, are all 
 good for the fame puipofe. 
 *Tis chiefly ufed for Dif- 
 eafes of the Bladder, and 
 the Stone of the Kidneys ; 
 and for an Ajlhma, and 
 Pleurifie. *Tisalfo ufed in 
 Clyfters, and Cataplafms. 
 The Syrup of Marfh-mal- 
 Iows is made in thefallow- 
 
 ing manner : Take of the 
 Roots of Mar fh -mallows 
 two Ounces ; of Meadow- 
 grafs, Afparagus, Liquo- 
 rifh,Raifinsof the Sun, and 
 Red Chich-Peafe,each one 
 Ounce $ Tops of Marfti- 
 mallows, Mallows, Peliito- 
 ry of the Wall, Pimpernel, 
 CommonMaiden-hair,an4 
 
 Montpelier - Mai den-hair, of 
 each one Handful ; of th<? 
 fourLefler and Great Cold 
 Seeds, each two Handfuls j 
 wafh and cleanfe the Roots 
 from their Dirt, Pith and 
 Strings, and flicethem ; 
 and having boyl’d the 
 Grafs-Roots a quarter of 
 an Hour, firjft, in eight 
 Pints of Fountain- water, 
 put into the Deco&ioa 
 the Roots of Marfh-mal- 
 lows and Afparagus, and 
 let them boyl well for half 
 an Hour ; then add the 
 Raiiins cut, and the Chicfa- 
 peafe whole j when they 
 have boyPd a little while, 
 put in the Tops of the 
 Mallows, Marlh-mallows, 
 Pellitory, and Pimpernel, 
 fhred, and boyl them a- 
 bout a quarter of an Hour 
 among the reft ; ate 
 that, add the Liquorifh 
 flic*d, and the Maiden-hair 
 L 2 cut£ 
 
M A 
 
 ( 148 ) M A 
 
 cut ; and when they be- 
 gin to boyl, put in the 
 cold Seeds , thi'uft them 
 down into the Decocffion, 
 and take the whole off the 
 Fire, and ftrain' them a 
 quarter of an Hour after- 
 wards ; then clariiie the 
 Liquor with the White of 
 an Egg; add four Pounds 
 of Sugar, and boyl it over 
 a moderate Fire, to the 
 Confiftence of a Syrup. 
 Ointment of Marfh-mal- 
 lows is made in the follow- 
 ing manner: Take of the 
 frefh Roots of Marih-mal- 
 lows two Pounds, Flax and 
 Fenugreek-feeds, of each 
 one Pound ;-of Fountain- 
 water eight Pints ; let 
 them infufe three Days, 
 then boyl them gently , 
 and prefs out the Muci- 
 lage ; whereof, take two 
 Pounds, of Common Oyl 
 four Pints ; let them boyl 
 together till the watery 
 Part of the Mucilage is 
 evaporated ; then add one 
 Pound of Yellow Wax, 
 Rofin half a Pound, Tur- 
 pentine two Ounces ; 
 boyl them to the Confi- 
 ftence of an Ointment. 
 
 Vervain-Q&d\\$\iS, in La- j 
 tin Alee a vulgaris. It has a 
 woody, Perennial Root, : 
 which fends forth many 
 Stalks, three or four Foot ' 
 high, or higher ; they arc \ 
 round, fill’d with a fungous 
 Pith, and hairy ; the Hairs | 
 are few, and long ; they 
 are cover’d with a Sky- 
 colour’d Duff, which may 
 be eafily wiped, off. The 
 Leaves that come from the 
 Root, and the lowermoft 
 on the Stalks, are fomewhat 
 round, and indented about 
 the Edges, and are placed 
 on long Foot-ltalks : Thofc 
 that are on the Stalks are 
 placed alternately ; the 
 nearer they approach to 
 the Top, fo much Ihorter 
 are their Foot-ftalks ; and 
 they arc cut in deeper. 
 There arc moft commonly 
 five large Jags, almoft like 
 the Leaves of Monk’s- 
 hood ; . they are of a dark- 
 green Colour, and hairy, 
 efpecially on the Under- 
 fide. A Flower is placed 
 in every Wing of the 
 Leaves, and has an hairy, 
 four-fquareFoot-ftalk; and 
 there is great Abundance 
 of them on the Stalks, and 
 I upon 
 
M A ( 149 ) 
 
 M A 
 
 upon the tops of the 
 Branches ; they are large, 
 and of a purple Colour, 
 and confiftoffive channel’d 
 Leaves, jointed at the bot- 
 tom. The Cup is hairy, 
 and divided into five Parts ; 
 under which there are 
 three narrow Leaves, that 
 come together when the 
 Flower falls, and make a 
 Receptacle for the Seeds, 
 which arc hairy, and black 
 when they, come to matu- 
 rity ; joyn’d together, they 
 reprefent a Cheefc. It 
 grows frequently among 
 Bullies. 
 
 *Tis reckon’d amongft 
 Emplaftick and Emollient 
 Medicines. And as it is 
 like, fo it agrees in Virtue 
 with the Mallow. ’Its 
 much com mended by Em- 
 pericks, for curing Dim- 
 nefs of Sight. A Deco- 
 dfion of it is good for the 
 Gripes. 
 
 T he Great com- 
 
 monly call’d the Sycamore- 
 tree, tho’ falfly, in Latin 
 Acer majus . I think it 
 does not grow of its own 
 accord amongft us ; yet it 
 is fo frequent in Courts, 
 
 and Church-yards, and a- 
 bdut GentlemeiPs Houfes, 
 that it may well be rec- 
 kon’d amongft thofe that 
 are ours by Adoption. 
 
 At the Beginning of 
 Spring , when the Buds 
 grow big, but before they 
 unfold themlclves . into 
 Leaves, this Tree, being 
 cut in the Trunk, Branch- 
 es, or Roots, yields plen- 
 tifully , like the Birch- 
 tree, a fweet Liquor, fit 
 to be drunk. Alio in the 
 Autumn, prefently after 
 the Leaves fall off : And 
 in the Winter too, when 
 it is cold, and l'omewhat 
 frofty ; for we have ob- 
 ferv’d in this Tree, and 
 in the Lefler Maple, and 
 alfo in the Walnut-tree, 
 cut or bored, that after a 
 Frofty Night, when the 
 Sun fiti nes clear, ( if the 
 Froft has not been too 
 violent ) the Juice flows 
 plentifully when the Sun 
 has been up two or three 
 Hours , elpecially about 
 Noon. And after a long 
 and hard Froft, juft when 
 the Froft begins to break, 
 it flows moft of all; ; . 
 
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M U 
 
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 The Lejfer f^aplc, in 
 Latin Acer minus. The 
 teller Maple grows almoft 
 every where in Hedges 
 and Low-Woods. The 
 Greater Maple is a Stran- 
 ger in England , only grows 
 ill the Walks of Noble 
 Men, where it efpecially 
 is planted for the Shadow 
 fake, and under the Name 
 6f the Sycamore-tree. 
 Thefe Trees flower about 
 l?he end of March , and 
 their Fruit is ripe in Sep- 
 tember. We find nothing 
 Written by the Grecians, 
 of the ufe of Maple in 
 Phyfick ; but Pliny in his 
 Fourteenth Book, Chap. 8. 
 Affirms, That the Root 
 pounded and applied, is a 
 iingular Remedy for the 
 Pain of the Liver. Sere - 
 fms Sammonicus Writes , 
 That it is drunk with 
 Wine againft the Pains of 
 
 the Eyes, or Rags wet in 
 it, and applied to them , 
 cures the Rednefs and In- 
 flammation of them . Take 
 of Conferve of Marigold- 
 flowers two Ounces, Con- 
 fection of Alkermes, and 
 of Hyacinth, each two 
 Drams ; of Pearl pow- 
 der’d one Ounce, of Sy- 
 rup of the Juice of Citron 
 a fufficicnt quantity ; 
 make a ConfcCtion : Take 
 the quantity of a Nut- 
 meg Night and Morning. 
 This is very Cor- 
 dial, and rcfrefhes the 
 Spirits. 
 
 ^arjojam , in Latin 
 Marjorana. Itdigcfts, and 
 attenuates. 'Tis good in 
 cold Difeafes of the Head, 
 taken any way. The Pow- 
 der of the dried Herb 
 drawn up into the Noftrils, 
 provokes Sneering. Take 
 of the Leaves of Marjo- 
 ram, Rofcmary and Sage 
 each half a Dram ; of To- 
 bacco one Dram, of White 
 Hellebore and Ginger, each 
 one Scruple ; of Musk two 
 Grains j make a $neezing- 
 powder. 
 
 , in 
 
 Latin Calendula fativa. 
 The Flowers are Cordial, 
 Hepatickj and Alexiphar- 
 mick ; and provoke Sweat, 
 and the Courfcs , and 
 fcaftens Delivery. The 
 
M A 
 
 C iyO M A 
 
 Evgiijh mu-% ar|o- 
 
 jam, in Latin Origanum 
 Anglicum. 
 
 It has long, ftifl^ and 
 hard Stalks of two Cu- 
 bits high, fet with Leaves 
 •like thofe of Sweet- 
 Marjoram, but broader 
 and greater, of a purple 
 green Colour. On the 
 Top of the Branches 
 ftand Tufts of purple 
 Flowers, compos’d of ma- 
 ny fmall ones fet toge-, 
 ther very clofely Umbel-! 
 fafliion. The Root creep- 
 cth on the Ground, and is 
 long lafting. *Tis bitter- 
 ifh, and hot, and Aro- 
 matick, like Marjoram. 
 It is a good Cephalick. 
 
 $paftec-v»02t, in Latin 
 bnferatoria. *Tis Alexi- 
 pharmick, and Sudorifick. 
 It expels Wind, and is 
 excellent in the Cholick. 
 ‘Tis chiefly ufed for the 
 Biting of venomous 
 Creatures, and malignant 
 Difeafes. It helps Ex- 
 pectoration, and cures a 
 {linking Breath, and is 
 good for Phlegmarick 
 Difeafes of the Head, a 
 
 1 Paliie, Apoplexy, and the 
 \ like. Half a Spoonful of 
 the Powder of it, taken 
 in Wine an Hour be* 
 fore the Fit comes, is faid 
 to cure a Quartan-Ague. 
 *Tis alfo counted very 
 good for the Droplie, and 
 iong Fevers. A piece of 
 the Root put into an 
 hollow Tooth, eafes the 
 Pain. *Tis in Shape and 
 Virtue, much like Ange- 
 lica. 
 
 ipau&ltn, in Latin Age^ 
 ratum vulgare. It agrees 
 in virtue and Tempera- 
 ment with Coilmary. 
 
 Stinking in 
 
 Latin Cotula feetida. The 
 Root is Angle, white, and 
 has many Fibres. It has 
 fometimes but one Stalk, 
 fometimes more 5 they are 
 a Foot high, round, and 
 fmooth, or with a fliort 
 Down ; they are full of 
 Branches , which come 
 from the Wings of the 
 Leaves, and grow higher 
 than the Stalks. 1 he 
 Leaves are placed alter- 
 nately ; they are cut into 
 narrow and fharp Jags, 
 and are of a rale Green 
 L 4 * Co- 
 
Colour ; they ftink. 
 Upon the top of the 
 Stalks and Branches grow 
 pretty large Flowers 5 they 
 are placed upon long 
 Foot-flalks, their Leaves 
 are white, the Difh, of 
 Bottom, is yellow ; when 
 the Flowers fade , the 
 Difh grows round. It 
 grows commonly amongft 
 Com , and in Till’d 
 Grounds. 
 
 The Dccodtion of this 
 Herb is ufed by fome 
 l’uccefsfully for the King’s- 
 Evil. 
 
 ill La- 
 tin 'Vlmarin. The Fibres 
 of the Roots are reddifli, 
 and woody. The Stalk 
 is three Foot high, or 
 higher, upright, angular, 
 t'mooth, reddifh, firm and 
 branchy. The Leaves 
 grow to the Stalk alter- 
 nately, by Intervals ; they 
 are broad, and wing’d, 
 and deeply indented a- 
 jbout the Edges j they are 
 rough, hard, and crump- 
 led, like Elm-leaves ; a- 
 bove they are green, un- 
 derneath white ; they 
 jlnid.! and tall e pleafantly. 
 
 Tufts of white Flowers 
 ftand thick together on 
 the Tops of the Stalks 
 and Branches • they fmeU 
 Tweeter than the Leaves. 
 The Seeds are oblong, j 
 naked, and crooked. Ip 
 grows in moift Meadows, 
 and on the Banks of 
 Brooks. 
 
 ’Tis Sudorifick, and A- 
 lexipharmick. ’Tis good j 
 in Fluxes of all kinds ; 
 for a Loofnefs,the Bloody- 
 Flux, the Flux of the 
 Courfes, and for Spitting 
 of Blood ; and alfo in the 
 Plague. The Leaves put 
 into Wine or Beer , im- 
 part a pleafant Tafte to it, 
 ’Tis an Ingredient in the 
 Milk-Water, call’d Aqua 
 LaH is ale x iter in, which is 
 made in the following 
 manner : Take of the 
 
 Leaves of Meadow-fweet, 
 Carduus Hcnedidus , and 
 Goat’s-Ruc , each fix 
 handfuls ; of Mint, and 
 Common Wormwood , 
 each five Handfuls ; of 
 Rue three Handfuls, of 
 Angelica two Handfuls ; 
 bruife them, and add to 
 them three Gallons of new 
 MUk 5 4iftil?heipin acol^ 
 Sttll. 
 
ME 
 
 M E 
 
 ( *13 ) 
 
 Seulat, in Latin Mcf- 
 T. he beft Mediars 
 are the biggeft , which 
 have Pulp enough, and 
 little Stones j but let them 
 be well ripened , either 
 in Hay, or hanged up 
 in the Air. Medlars are 
 cold in the fecond de- 
 gree, and dry in the firft; 
 They are plcafant to the 
 Tafte, comfort the Sto- 
 mach and the Belly, mi- 
 tigate the Heat of the 
 Stomach, ftop Fluxes, 
 ftay Vomiting, but pro- 
 voke Urine : their Stones 
 allb beat to powder, and 
 drank in White-Wine, 
 together with a few 
 Roots of Parfley boil’d, 
 do fend out the Stone 
 and Gravel of the Kid- 
 neys. There be found a 
 fort of Medlars without 
 any Stones ; which, be- 
 ing grafted on a Quince- 
 Tree, come to be of a 
 potable Largenefs , and 
 pleafant Tafte. They arc 
 ftowly digefted, and do 
 iikewife hinder the Di- 
 geftion of other things ; 
 and many burthen the 
 Stomach,, breeding little 
 
 Eating after them pe&o- 
 ral .things, as Violet-Su- 
 gar, Liquorilh, Sugari- 
 Candy, Sc. they become 
 lefs hurtful. They are 
 good in Winter for 
 young Cholerick Perfons, 
 and fuch as have a ftrong 
 Stomach. 
 
 iipcUlOt, in Latin Me - 
 l i lotus. The Root is white, 
 fmall, clammy, and has 
 ftiort Fibres. It has ma- 
 ny Stalks, two or three 
 Foot high , or higher , 
 fmooth, round, chanpeh’d, 
 empty, weak and bran- 
 chy. The Leaves' are 
 placed alternately, by In- 
 tervals , three on one 
 Foot-ftalk, about an Inch 
 and an half long : The 
 Leaves are oblong, fmooth, 
 indented, and moft times 
 gnaw’d about the Edges, 
 and of a dull green Co- 
 lour. The Flowers are 
 plac’d on long Spikes , 
 that come from the Wings 
 of the Leaves ; they are 
 fmall, and yellow. ^ Short, 
 hanging, wrinkled Cods 
 fucceed them that are 
 black when they are ripe. 
 The Seed is yellowifti. Ip 
 \ flowers in June and July , 
 
 f>ut grofs Nourifhment. 
 
M E 
 
 M E 
 
 and grows amongft Bulli- 
 es, and fometimes with 
 Corn. 
 
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 s 
 
 Iydigefts, mollifies, and 
 eafcs Pam $ for which 
 purpofes it is commonly 
 ufed in Plaifters and Ca- 
 taplafms. To eafe the 
 Pain in a Pleurifie, the 
 following Fomentation has 
 been ufed with good 
 Succefs : Take of the 
 
 Herb Melilot, and true 
 Pellitory, each two Hand- 
 fuls j of Betony one 
 Handful ; make a Deco- 
 dion, and apply it to the 
 Breaft often. 
 
 #£lOtt, in Latin Melo. 
 They are cold and moift, 
 and apt to putrifie in the 
 Stomach, and to occafion 
 Fevers and Gripes. The 
 Seed is one of the great 
 Cold Seeds. Take of 
 Seeds of Melons and 
 Pumpions, each half an 
 Ounce j of the Seeds of 
 White Poppy two Drams, 
 eight ^ Sweet Almonds 
 blanch’d $ beat them in a 
 Marble-Mortar, and pour 
 on them gradually a Pint 
 apd an half of Barly- 
 Water $ Brain it, and 
 
 fweeten it with Fine Su- 
 S ar i make an Emulfion. 
 This is ufed to cure Heat 
 of Urine. 
 
 Common Engl i fh SpCfCtt- 
 tr or All-good, in Latin 
 Bonus Htnericus. The Root 
 is thick and yellowiih , 
 and has fome Fibres j 
 *tis acrid and bitter. It 
 fends forth many Stalks 
 that are channelPd, part- 
 ly cred, and partly fu- 
 pine ; they have a fmall 
 Down on them, and are 
 a Foot or two Foot 
 high. The Leaves are 
 triangular like Orachc, 
 or Cuccow-pint ; above 
 they are fmooth, under 
 fprinkled with Fine Flow- 
 ers ; they are placed upon 
 long Foot-ftalks joyn’d 
 alternately to the Stalks ; 
 they tafte fomewhat Ni- 
 trous. The little Flowers 
 are placed on the Top- 
 Branches in Clufters on 
 an Ear ; they are yel- 
 low, and have Threads $ 
 they come out of a five- 
 leaved Cup i they are fo 
 very fmall, that the Parts 
 of them can fcarce be 
 difeern’d. The Seeds are 
 fmall and black when 
 they 
 
M E 
 
 M E 
 
 ( iff ) 
 
 they are ripe, and in Fi- 
 gure like a Kidney ; they 
 are either included in 
 membranaceous Bladders, 
 or in the'Flowers. It grows 
 in Courts and Crofs-ways, 
 and amongft Rubbifh,and 
 alfo frequently with Pot- 
 herbs. It flowers in April 
 and May. 
 
 ’Tis excellent for clean- 
 fing and healing fordid 
 Ulcers. The Leaves boil- 
 ed with Pot-herbs, and 
 eaten, render the Body 
 loolc. It kills the Worms 
 that are in the putrid Ul- 
 cers of Four-footed Beafts, 
 being bruil'cd and applied 
 to the Ulcers. The whole 
 Herb, ufed in form of a 
 Cataplafm, mitigates the 
 Pain of the Gout ; and 
 there is no Danger to 
 be feared from' the Ufe 
 of it in this cafe ; for it 
 does not repel, but djf- 
 cufTes, and digefts; and 
 befides , is Anodine : 
 Which Qualities are rare- 
 ly found in one Simple. 
 Take of Common Englijh 
 Mercury, green, without 
 the Flowers, four Hand- 
 fuls ; of Camomile and 
 Elder-flowers dried, two 
 
 Handfuls ; Beat them 
 grofsjy, and boil them in 
 a fuiflciertt Quantity of 
 Elder-water, till they are 
 very tender ; then mix 
 with them of Gum- 
 Caranna and Camphor, 
 each half an Ounce ; 
 make a Cataplafm for 
 the Gout. Take of the 
 Leaves of Mercury, 
 Marlh-mallows, and Pelli- 
 tory, each one Handful ; 
 of the Flowers of Camo- 
 mile one Pugil ; of Car- 
 raway, Cummin-feeds, and 
 Laurel-berries, each one 
 Ounce ; boil them in 
 clear Polfet-drink : To 
 
 twelve Ounces of the 
 ftrained Liquor, add three 
 Ounces of Hony of Mer- 
 cury, and two Drams of 
 H ter after a ; mingle them, 
 and make a Carminative 
 Clyfter. This is ufeful in 
 the Cholick. 
 
 More Virtues of Englifh- 
 Mercury. 
 
 It’s Sorrel - tailed in 
 the Roots, Leaves and 
 Seeds , exafpe rating of 
 corroding the Throat : 
 The Leaves are alfo mu- 
 cilaginous, and of a Graffy 
 Smell: s Ti* therefore ac- 
 counted 
 
M E 
 
 C ) ME 
 
 counted Emollient ; and 
 it*s Acid outwardly, cools 
 Inflammations, it has San- 
 dy, Globular Parts on the 
 back fide of the Leaves , 
 which may work as Te- 
 ftaceous Powders, and be 
 Diuretick, the exafpera- 
 r * n g Quality may irri- 
 tate in a Pejfus, and make 
 it laxative in Cyfters, as 
 well as its Mucilage; from 
 the fame alfo is its Diu- 
 retick Quality. I think 
 it like At rip lex or Beets. It 
 is good for Warts out- 
 wardly ; and difeufles in 
 Cataplafms, as appears by 
 the burning quality in the 
 Throat, Mr, Fpy, (ays, 
 The Root is acrid and bit- 
 ter. 
 
 French-^tiCWt'O. French 
 Mercury is fown in Kit- 
 chin - Gardens , among 
 Root-Herbs ; in Vine- 
 yards and in moift fhady 
 Places. It is ufed in 
 Cly fters, and thought ve- 
 ry. good to cleanfe and 
 fcowre away the Excre- 
 ments and other Filth, 
 contained in the Guts. 
 It ferveth to purge the 
 Belly, being eaten, void- 
 ing put pi tke Belly not 
 
 only the Excrements, but 
 alto Plegm and Choler. 
 Diofcorides reports. That 
 the Decodtion hereof purg? 
 eth W aterifh Humours. 
 The Leaves Itamped with 
 Butter, and applied to the 
 Fundament , provoketh 
 Stool ; and the Herb 
 bruifed and made up in 
 a manner of a Peflary , 
 cleanfeth the Mother, and 
 helps Conception. Cojheus 
 in his Book of the Na- 
 ture of Plants, fays, That 
 the Juice of Mercury, 
 Hollihock , and Pur- 
 flane mixed together, and 
 the Hand bathed therein, 
 defendeth them from 
 burning, if they are thruft 
 into boyling Lead. 
 
 in La- 
 tin Cynocrnmbe, It has ma- 
 ny Email, fibrous Roots, 
 that arc Perennial and pli- 
 ant, of a naufcous, fweet- 
 ifli Tafte ; both the Male 
 and the Female creep in 
 Ground ; they are fill’d 
 with an hard Nerve, like 
 the Fibres of Hellebore. 
 
 It has many Stalks, round 
 and jointed ; they have 
 large Spaces between the 
 Joints } they are a Foot 
 high, 
 
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 M I 
 
 ( iJ7 ) 
 
 his;h, and without Branch- 
 es V near the Ear£hthe y 
 
 arc of a purple Colour. 
 The Leaves arc placed by 
 Pairs, upon the joints, one 
 oppolitc to another, and 
 arc two or three Inches 
 long, ( thofe that are be- 
 low are much lefs ) and 
 arc (harp-pointed, and in- 
 dented about the Edges j 
 they have (hort Foot-ttalksj 
 they have a naufeousTafte. 
 ThcFoot-ftalks come from 
 the Wings of the Leaves. 
 The little Flowers are of a 
 greenifh Colour, and con- 
 lift of three Leaves. It 
 grows commonly mW oods 
 and Hedges , and other 
 ftiady Places. 
 
 Prcvotius , in hts Book 
 of Medicines for the Poor, 
 ranks it amongft thofe 
 things that evacuate Sero- 
 fities gently. 
 
 sptlfctl, in Latin Mi He - j 
 folium. The Stalks arc 
 femetimes two Foot high, 
 or higher ; they are fmall, 
 (lift, round, channel’d, hai- 
 ry, and full of Pith, anc. 
 divided at top into Twigs. 
 Many long Leaves lie on 
 the Ground, which are fine- 
 
 ly cut into many fmall 
 ?arts,' finer than Tanfie ; 
 they are a little indented 
 about the Edges : The 
 Leaves, on thc Stalks are 
 fmaller ' '^nd finer near the 
 tops, wh&re ftandl ufts of 
 fmall, white Flowers, with 
 a yellowifh Thrum in the 
 middle j of aftrong Smell, 
 but not unpleafant. The 
 Root is woody , fibrous 
 and blackifli. 
 
 It ftops Blood. *Tis 
 ufed for . Bleeding at the 
 Nofe, and for all Fluxes. 
 ’Tis outwardly applied for 
 Bleeding at the Nofe , 
 and for the Head-ach ; 
 and to Jneal Wounds and 
 Ruptures. 
 
 plk-ttOJt , in Latin 
 Polygala. The Root is 
 woody, white, of a bit- 
 terifh Tafte,and fomewhat 
 Aromatick. It has many 
 Stalks j fome upright, and 
 fome creeping - } they are 
 about an Hand in length, 
 and fomewhat reddilh. It 
 has many Leaves , that 
 grow alternately. The 
 little Flowers are placed 
 on a Spike, and are of a 
 Sky-colour j and fome- 
 times 
 
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 times white, and of other 
 Colours. The Leaves 
 that grow on the Stalks 
 are oblong, and lharp ; 
 thole that lie on the 
 Ground are round ilh. It 
 grows commonly in dry 
 Paftures. An Handful of 
 it infilled in Wine al! 
 Nighr, purges Choler by 
 Stool very much. 
 
 Jplt-ttafte. See Spleen- 
 wort. 
 
 in Latin Mentha. 
 It ftrengthens theStomach, 
 rakes oh' Crudities, and the 
 Hickops, Hops Vomiting, 
 and expels Wind. Two 
 Ounces of thcWater taken 
 often ftops Vomiting.Our- 
 wardly applied, it takes off 
 the Hardnefs of theBreafts, 
 and diffolves Curl’d Milk, 
 and prevents the Breeding 
 of it. The diftill'd Ware? 
 cures the Gripes in Chil- 
 dren. The Smell of it 
 ftrengthens the Brain, and 
 preferves the Memory. 
 
 Take of Black-Cherry- 
 water, and Balm-water, 
 each three Ounces; Dr. 
 Stephen sW ater oneOunce 
 and an half. Spirit of Mint 
 three Drams, Confecftion 
 of Alkermes two Drams, 
 of $yrup of Mint afuffi- 
 
 £2 
 
 cient quantity ; make a 
 Julep : The Dole is live 
 Spoonfuls. This is good 
 for Pains of the Stomach, 
 and for Fainting. 
 
 StfleiO, in Latin Vif- 
 cus. It grows on Apple- 
 trees, Pcar-ttees and Crab- 
 trees; on Afhes and Oaks ; 
 that which grows on the 
 Oaks is moll efteem’d . 
 It grows alfo on the Bar- 
 aery-tree , and the Ha- 
 fcl. 
 
 Bird-lime is made of the 
 Berries. The Wood is 
 chiefly ufed for the Falling- 
 lickncfs, and is counted a 
 Specifick for it. ’Tis alfo 
 u j e d for Apoplexies and 
 Gicldinefs : Tis taken in- 
 wardly, or hang’d about 
 the Neck. In all which 
 Difeafcs ’tis reckon’d very 
 prevalent by Ancient and 
 Modern Phylicians. The 
 Powder of it alfo cures a 
 Pleurifle, and forces the 
 Courfcs. Some think that 
 the Milleto that grows on 
 the Hafel-tree is better for 
 the Falling-licknefs, and o- 
 ther Dileafesof the Head , 
 chan that which grows on 
 the Oak. Henricui ah Steers 
 thinks 
 
M I 
 
 ( if 9 ) MO 
 
 thinks it does not grow on 
 Hafel-trees till they are 
 about an Hundred Years 
 old. A Young Lady having 
 been long troubled with an 
 almoft hereditary Falling- 
 Sicknefs, and after having 
 been wearied byCourfes of 
 Phyfick prefcrib'd her by 
 the famoulcft Dodlors that 
 could be procured, with- 
 out at all mending, but ra- 
 ther growing world ; fo 
 that fometimes flic toould 
 have, in one Day, eight or 
 ten difmal Fits, was cured 
 only by the Powder of true 
 Mifleto, given, as much as 
 would lie on a Six-pence, 
 early in the Morning, in 
 Black-Cherry-watcr, or in 
 Beer, for fome Days, near 
 the Full-Moon. 
 
 Horfe-$$itlt , in Latin 
 Mentcfirum aquaticum. It 
 has a bitterilh , biting , 
 Minr-Tafte, with aftrong 
 Mint-Smell : ’Tis of the 
 fame Virtue as common 
 Mint. 
 
 W(iter-$$i\\t y in Latin 
 Mentha aquatica. 
 
 * Tis of a Bitterifh, hot 
 Pungent, a«d Aromatick, 
 
 Tafte, and Smells like Ca- 
 amint or Penny-royal. It 
 is a good Diuretick, An- 
 tifcorbutick, and Carmi- 
 native. It has fome Aftri- 
 i»ency ; by which it ftren- 
 thens the Stomach. 
 
 or Herb - 
 Two~j>ence , in Latin Num- 
 mular i a major vulgaris. It 
 has many long , flender 
 Branches, with two Leaves 
 at each Joint, oppofite to 
 one another j they are al- 
 moft as round as a Penny,- 
 but that they are ponited a 
 little at the Ends ; they are 
 fmooth,and of a yellowilh 
 green Colour ; they tafte 
 dry, and aftringent. From 
 the Wings of the Leaves 
 come forth large, yellow 
 Flowers, two moft com- 
 monly at every Joint, they 
 confiftof five ftiort Leaves. 
 The Seed is very froall, 
 and fcarce vifible. 
 
 *Tis dry, Aftringent and 
 Vulnerary. The Flowers 
 and Leaves beat, and ap- 
 plied to Wounds and Ul- 
 cers, cure them. Taken in 
 Wine, they cure Dyffente- 
 ries, and other Fluxes, and 
 the Whites, and inward 
 Wnunds 
 
M O 
 
 * ( 160 ) MO 
 
 Wounds and Ulcers, efpe- 
 cially of the Lungs. But 
 it is molt of all commend- 
 ed for Ruptures in Chil- 
 dren, the Powder of it 
 being taken inwardly, • or 
 the Herb being outwardly 
 applied. 
 
 ^OOtt-tUOJf, in Latin 
 
 Lunar la. It fprings up with 
 one dark-green, thick, fat 
 Leaf, Handing upon a fmail 
 Foot-ftaik, about an Inch 
 high : But when it it in 
 Flower it has a fmail, ten- 
 der Stalk , about three 
 Inches high. The upper 
 part of it, on each Side is 
 divided into five or (even 
 Parts, and fometimes more, 
 refembling an Half-moon. 
 On the top of the Stalk are 
 many Branches of fmail, 
 long Tongues, ' much like 
 the fpiky Head of Adder ’s- 
 tongue, of a brownifh Co- 
 lour. The Root is lmall, 
 and fibrous. 
 
 The Ointment of it , 
 ufed to the Region of 
 the Reins, is counted a cer- 
 tain Cure in the Bloody- 
 Flux. 
 
 Common in Latin 
 
 Mujius vulgaris . The 
 common Mots grows up- 
 on the Earth, at the bot- 
 tom of Old and Ancient 
 Trees, but efpecially upon 
 fvich as grow in fhady 
 Woods, and alfo at the 
 bottom of fhady Hedg- 
 I es and ©itches, and luch . 
 like places : It is very 
 
 well known by the foft- 
 nds and length thereof, 
 being a Mofs molt com- 
 mon, and therefore nced- 
 cth . not any further De- 
 lcription. There is often- 
 times found upon old 
 Oaks, and Beeches, and 
 luch like overgrown Trees, 
 a kind of Mofs having ma- 
 ny flendcr Branches, which 
 divide themfelves into o- 
 ther idler Branchesjwhcre- 
 on are. placed confufcdly 
 many fmail Threads like 
 Hairs, of g greenifh Afh- 
 Colour : Upon the ends of 
 the .tender Branches , 
 fometimes there cometh 
 Forth a Flower in fhape 
 like a little Buckler or 
 .hollow Mufhromp, of a 
 whitifh Colour, tending to 
 yeliownefs, and garnifhdd 
 with the like Leaves of 
 thofe 
 
M O 
 
 ( 161 ) MO 
 
 thofe upon the lower 
 Branches. 
 
 The Arabian PhylTcians 
 put Mils amongft their 
 Cordiai Medicines , as 
 fortifying the Stomach, to 
 ftay Vomiting , and ftop 
 the Lask. 
 
 Mof« boylcd in Wine 
 and drank, ftoppeth the 
 (pitting of Blood, pilling 
 of Blocd, the Terms, and 
 Bloody Flux. Mofs made 
 into Pcwder, is good to 
 ftanch the Bleeding of 
 green end freAi Wounds, 
 and is a great help unto 
 the Stone. 
 
 Cup-$$\ OfsJ , in Latin 
 Mufcus -pyxidatus. * Pis of 
 an Aih-colour, and like a 
 Cup. 
 
 The Powder of it given 
 in Polfct-drink, or Small 
 Beer, cures the Hooping- 
 Cough by a SpecifickQua- 
 lity: A Scruple of it mult 
 be given Night and Morn- 
 ing. Or, Take an Ounce 
 of the Mofs, boyl it in a. 
 Quart of fomc Pedtoral 
 Water, till half is consu- 
 med $ then (train it, and 
 
 make a Syrup with Sugar- 
 Candy : ’Tis good for the 
 fame. 
 
 gpofc of a &eaDmaiPg 
 
 ahull , It being put up 
 the Npftrils, (tops Bleed- 
 ing. ’Tis common in Ire - 
 land. The Honourable 
 Mr. Boyle was cured of a 
 violent Hemorrhage by the 
 ufe of it. . 
 
 §9otljeiVlUO^, in Latin 
 Cardiaca. ’Trs commend- 
 ed by fome for Difeafes of 
 the Heart ; but it is pecu- 
 liarly Good for Hypochon- 
 driack Difeafes. It pro- 
 vokes the Courfes and 
 Urine, and clcanfes the 
 Breaft of Flcgm, and kills 
 Worms. A Spoonful of 
 the Powder of it taken in 
 \Vinc, haftens Delivery 
 wonderfully. A Deco 
 dtion of it, or the Pow» 
 der mix’d with. Sugar, is 
 very good in a Palpita* 
 tion of the Heart, and for. 
 Hyfterick and Hypochon- 
 driack Difeafes. Farriers 
 ufe it, with good Succefs, 
 in Difeafes of Horfes, and 
 oth,er Catteh 
 
 M Creeping 
 
M O ( i6z ) 
 
 M U 
 
 Creeping Sl£)OUf?;*Efit, in 
 Latin Philofeila repens. It 
 grows every where in bar- 
 ren Paftures : It creeps on 
 the Ground by Strings that 
 root, and fo it fpreads ; 
 they contain a bitter Milk. 
 The Leaves are like the 
 Ear ' of a Moule, with 
 long Hairs on them ; a- 
 bove they are green, be- 
 low white ; they tafte 
 dry. Pale yellow Flow- 
 ers are placed on each 
 Stalk, which is fmall, hai- 
 ry, and about an Hand 
 and an half high. It flow- 
 ers in June and July , and 
 fometimes in May. ‘ 
 
 . *Tis very Aftringent , 
 Drying , and Vulnerary , 
 wherein it is ufed fuccefs- 
 fully in Wound-drinks , 
 Plaifters and Ointments. 
 It . cures Dyfenterics, and 
 other Fluxes of the Belly, 
 and ftops Vomiting, and 
 cures Children’s Ruptures: 
 and is excellent in the 
 Stbne. Some commend it 
 for the Jaundice, and Swel- 
 lings of the Spleen, and at 
 the Beginning of a Droplie. 
 ’Tis alfo commended fora 
 Chin-cough. Take Wild- 
 
 Thyme one Handful, Sal- 
 fafras fliced one Ounce, 
 Hyffop-watcr two Pints 
 and an half ; infufe them 
 on a gentle Heat for fix 
 Hours, afterwards ftrain it, 
 and fweetenit with Syrup 
 of Moufe-car: Give fome 
 Spoonfuls of it oft in a 
 Day. Or , Take Cup- 
 moi's powder’d one Ounce, 
 White Sugar-candy two 
 Ounces ; make a Powder : 
 Give one Scruple, twice in 
 a Day, in a Spoonful of 
 Syrup of Moufe-ear. Let 
 the Children continue the 
 ufe of thefe things nine 
 Days at leaft,if the Cough 
 docs not go off before. 
 
 in Latin 
 Artermjia. The Root is a- 
 bout the bignefs of a Fin- 
 ger, and creeps a wry, fend- 
 ing down fometimes large, 
 white Fibres, of an Aroma- 
 tick Tafte, and fomewhat 
 fweet. The Stalks are four 
 or five Foot high, of the 
 thicknefs of a Finger , 
 round, channel’d, ftrong, 
 and ftiff, of a purple Co- 
 lour, and with ftiort Down 
 ,on them, and full of Pith. 
 ■They have many Leaves, 
 placed alternately j at the 
 tops 
 
MU ( 1 6% ) 
 
 MU 
 
 tops they ate branchy ; the 
 Leaves have an Aromatick 
 Smell, fomewhat like La- 
 vender ; they are jagged, 
 white above, hoary under- 
 neath. The Flowers are 
 yellowilh. The Seeds are 
 fmalfand inclofed in round 
 Heads. 
 
 ’Tis frequently ufed by 
 W omen, inwardly and out- 
 wardly, in all the Dileafcs 
 peculiar to them. Three 
 Drams of the Powder of 
 the dried Herb taken in 
 Wine, is an excellent Re- 
 medy for the Hip-Gout. 
 The Green Herb, or the 
 Juice of it, taken in fornc 
 convenient Liquor, is of 
 great ufe for thofe that 
 have taken too much O- 
 pium. The Syrup of Mug- 
 wort is made in the fol- 
 lowing manner : Take of 
 Mug-wort two Handfuls, 
 of Penny-royal, Calamint, 
 Wild-Marjoram, Balm , 
 Unfpotred Arfmart, Cre- 
 tick, Dittany, Savine, Mar- 
 joram, Gfound-pine, Ger- 
 mander, St. Johns-won. 
 Feverfew with the Flow- 
 ers, the Leffer Centaury , 
 Rue, Betony, Vipers, Bug- 
 lofs, each one Handful ; 
 
 the Roots of Fennel, Smal- 
 lage, Parlly, Afparagus , 
 Knee-holm,Saxifrage, Ele- 
 campane, Cyperus-grafs ; 
 Madder, Flower-de-luce, 
 and Peony, of each one 
 Ounce ; of Juniper-berries, 
 of the Seeds cf Lovage , 
 Parlly, Smallage, Annife, 
 Nigell, of Cubebs of the 
 true Coftus,Woody-Calia, 
 the Sweet-fmelling Flag, 
 the Roots of Afarabacca, 
 Pyrethrum and Valerian, 
 each half an Ounce ; hav- 
 ing cleans’d, cut and beat 
 thefe things, infufe them, 
 twenty four Hours in 
 twelve Pints cf dear Wa- 
 ter ; diltil them in B. Ml 
 and draw off eight Pints of 
 Water ; put what remains 
 in the Still into a Prefs , 
 and ifrain it ; boyi fix 
 Pounds of white Sugar in 
 a fufficicnt quantity of the 
 ftrain’d Liquor, clarified 
 with the White of an Egg* 
 to the Confiftence of 
 Tablets; then add the 
 Water before diftill’d, and 
 make a Syrup according 
 to Arc, and Aromatife it 
 with Cinamon and Spike- 
 nard, 
 
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M U 
 
 ( 164 ) M U 
 
 SMlbei*rp=trce, in La- 
 tin Morus. The Leaves arc 
 much ulcd in Italy, Sicily, 
 Spain and France, to nou- 
 riih Silk-worms. The 
 Fruit of the Black Mul- 
 berry, before it is ripe, 
 cools, dries, and is very 
 aftringent ; and therefore 
 proper for a Loofnefs, the 
 Bioody-Flux, the Flux of 
 the GoUrfes, and for Spir- 
 ting of Blood ; and is 
 good for Inflammations 
 and Ulcers of the Mouth 
 and Throat. When it is 
 'ripe it loofcns the Belly, 
 quenches Thirlt, and ex- 
 cites Appetite. The Sy- 
 rup of it is much in ufe 
 for Gargarifms ; as is al- 
 io Flony of it. Take of 
 Spring-water a Quart , 
 Julep of Rofes one Ounce 
 and an half, Hony of Mul- 
 berries fix Drams, Rofe- 
 Vinegar one Dram , of 
 Spirit of Vitriol a fuffici- 
 ent quantity to fharpen it : 
 Make a Gargarifm. 
 
 White Spulletlt , or 
 High-Taper, in Latin Ver- 
 bafcum alburn vulgare. It 
 has many large, woolly 
 Leaves at the Root. It has 
 
 molt commonly but one 
 Stalk, four or five Foot 
 high, round, hairy, ftiif, 
 and full of Pith. The 
 Flower has but one Leaf, 
 divided into five obtufe 
 Jags ; they Hand in a long 
 Spike, and arc commonly 
 of a yellow Colour. The 
 Seed is fin ail and brown- 
 ilh. The Root is white, 
 finglc, woody, and fends 
 forth fome large Fibres 
 from the Sides. 
 
 ’Tisufed for Difeafes of 
 the Breaft, for a Cough , 
 and Spitting of Blood, and 
 1 for the Gripes. Outward- 
 ; ly the Leaves and Flowcts 
 ! are ufed for eafing Pain, 
 
 | efpecially of the Piles. 
 
 ; The Leaves applied to the 
 j Soles of the Feet a few 
 ] Days before the ufual 
 : Time of Purgation, gently 
 ! provokes the Courfes. 
 The following Drink was 
 preferib’d by a learned 
 Phyfician , for a Ladv 
 that was afflicted with 
 the King’s-Evil. Take of 
 Mullein, St. John' s-wort. 
 Agrimony , and Betony, 
 each three Handfuls ; Sha- 
 vings of Firr fix Hand- 
 fuls 5 boyl them in fix 
 Gallons 
 
MU ( 1 ) 
 
 M U 
 
 Gallons of Ale. She drank 
 of it conftandy. 
 
 The Common 
 
 in Latin Fungus efculentus. 
 The whole fubitancc is 
 Mucilaginous. The Smell 
 is very Earthy ; therefore 
 outwardly a very cooling 
 Anodinc. The Noxious 
 MulhromeSjCaufe a Stran- 
 gulation in the Throat, for 
 which Oyl and Vomiting 
 are necelfary ; or die a 
 Cholera Morins , in which 
 Hen’s-Dung may be 
 good. 
 
 Du fly £pu(|)J0tttC , or 
 
 Puff-la/ls, in Latin Fungus 
 -pulverulent us. The Dult is 
 very drying, and aftringent. 
 It liops Blood in Wounds, 
 and dries old Ulcers, and 
 Hops the Blood of the He- 
 morrhoidcs. It certainly 
 curcsChilblains when they 
 arc broken : The Sore be- 
 ing dried with a Rag, ap- 
 ply the dully Side, and let 
 it lie on till they are well • 
 if it chance to rub off, ap- 
 ply it again. This I have 
 often ufed, and it never 
 fail’d me. This Dull is 
 very prejudicial to the 
 Eyes. 
 
 ^UtuirD, in Latin Si- 
 nap i. It provokes Appe- 
 tite ; is good for Mother- 
 fits, the Falling-ficknefs, 
 Lethargy, Palfie, and all 
 other Difeafes of the Head, 
 being put up the Nollrils, 
 or applied in the manner 
 of a Clyller. It provokes 
 Urine, and the Courfes ; 
 and is an Incentive to Vc- 
 nery. It cures Catarrhs, 
 and removes Hoarfncfs. 
 It loofens the Belly, and 
 difeufl’es Tumours* The 
 Seed of it beat in a 
 Mortar, and mix’d with 
 White-wine, preferv’d the 
 Lives of many Hundreds 
 that were highly Scorbuti- 
 cal, and in a languilliing 
 Condition, in a certain 
 Town that was long be- 
 licg’d, and reduc’d to fo 
 great Want, that the In- 
 habitants were forc’d to 
 cat nalty and unwholfom 
 Things, whereby they be- 
 came difeafed ; and many 
 died before they thought of 
 Mu Hard, which grew plen- 
 tifully in the Town-Ditch ; 
 which being ufed as above- 
 faid, recover’d them all. 
 Take of Mu Hard-feed 
 bruis’d two Drams, of the 
 M 3 Roots 
 
M U 
 
 ( 166 ) 
 
 Roots of Garlick one 
 Ounce, of Black-Soap two 
 Ounces, of Black-Salt one 
 Ounce ' y make a Cata- 
 plafm to be applied to the 
 Soles of the Feet. This 
 is ufefulin Fevers, to draw 
 the Humours from the 
 Head. 
 
 Hedge-tybuft&tti, in La- 
 tin Eryfimurn. The Root 
 is white, woody, and tin- 
 gle, and taftcs acrid ; fel- 
 dom fo thick as the Little 
 Finger. The Leaves are 
 jagg’d and hairy, and like 
 Shepherd s-purfe, but they 
 are blunt at the Ends. The 
 Stalk is about three Foot 
 high, hairy, and branchy. 
 The Flowers are fmall and 
 yellow, and confift of four 
 fmall Leaves ; they are 
 placed on long Spikes, 
 flowering by degrees. The 
 Cods are lhort, fcarce a 
 Finger long, round, hairy, 
 and grow flat to the Stalk, 
 upon lhort Foot-ftalks ; 
 they end fliarp. It grows 
 upon Walls, and among 
 Rubbafh, and in Hedg- 
 es. 
 
 A Deco&ion of it in 
 "W ine is good in the Cho- 
 
 j lick. The Syrup of it is 
 much in ufe, and is made 
 in the following manner : 
 Take of frelh Hedge-Mu- 
 ftard, Roots and all, fix 
 Handfuls , of the Roots of 
 Elecampane , Colt’s-foot 
 with the Juice of it, of Li- 
 quorifh,each two Ounces j 
 of the Leaves of Borrage, 
 Succory, and Maiden-hair, 
 each one Handful and an 
 half ; of the Cordial- 
 Flowers of Rofemary, and 
 Betony, each half an 
 Handful ; of Anife-fceds 
 half an Ounce ; of Rai- 
 fins of the Sun cleanfed 
 two Ounces ; infufe them 
 a whole Day in Water 
 and Mead, each two Pints 
 and an half ; of the juice 
 of Hedgc-Muftard cla- 
 rified eight Ounces ; boyl 
 them in B. M, To two 
 Qua rts of the Juice, pref- 
 fed out hard, and clarified, 
 add four Pounds and an 
 half of Fme Sugar: Make 
 a Syrup in B. M. accord- 
 ing to Art. This is an 
 excellent Medicine for 
 Coughs, and other Dif- 
 eafes of the Lungs. 
 
 mid 
 
M U 
 
 M Y 
 
 ( 167 ) 
 
 tlfarC, in La- 
 rin Sinafi S live fire. 
 
 TheW'ild-Muftard hath 
 Leaves like thole of Shcp- 
 herd’s-Purfe , but larger, 
 and more deeply indented, 
 with a Stalk growing to 
 the heigth of two Foor, 
 'bearing at the top fmaU 
 yellowYlowers, compos’d 
 of four Leaves : The 
 
 Cods are fmali and {len- 
 der, wherein is contain’d 
 red di fh Seed, much fmaller 
 than any of the others , 
 but not i'o fharp or biting : 
 As our ordinary Muftard, 
 alfo the white and fmali, 
 grow Wild in many places 
 of this Kingdom , and 
 may all three be found on 
 the back of Old-fircet , 
 and in the way to Ifiing- 
 ton. 
 
 Mithridatc SjpttCf&ltJ , 
 in Latin Theafpi Vulgntij- 
 fimum. It grows common- 
 ly in Sandy Grounds a- 
 mongft Corn. The Seed 
 is hot and dry, it is chief- 
 ly ufed to break internal 
 Abfcefles, to provoke the 
 Courfes, and to cure the 
 Hip - Gout. Outwardly 
 
 applied , it cleanfes all 
 forts of Ulcers, and the 
 .Seed of it is an Ingredi- 
 ent of Treacle, but it is 
 counted injurious to Wo- 
 men with Child. 
 
 tie-tree, in Latin 
 Myrtus. ’Tis aftringent. 
 The Leaves and Berries 
 arc feldom ufed inwardly 
 now-a-days ; yet they may 
 be ufed for a Loofuefs,and 
 Spitting of Blood. The 
 diftill’d Water oftheFlow- 
 ers has a delicate Scent. 
 The Syrup of Myrtle is 
 made in the following 
 manner; Take of the Ber- 
 ries two Ounces and an 
 half, of White and Red 
 Sanders of Sumach, Ba- 
 lauftians of Haw-thorn 
 berries, and Red Rofes, 
 each, one Ounce and an 
 half ; Medlars diced half a 
 Pound ; beat them, and 
 boylthem in eight Pints of 
 clearW ater till half is con- 
 fum’d ; drain it, and add 
 of the Juice of Quinces 
 and acid Pomgranates , 
 each fix Ounces ; then 
 make a Syrup with four 
 Pounds of Sugar ; The 
 Juices muft be put in at 
 laft.. Take 6f -Plamane 
 M 4 ware 
 
N A ( 168 ) 
 
 N E 
 
 water, and Cinnamon- 
 water hordeated , each 
 four Ounces ; of diftill’d 
 Vinegat half an Ounce; 
 of true Bole of Dragon’s- 
 blood, each half a Dram; 
 of London- Laudanum three 
 Grains, of Syrup of Myr- 
 tles one Ounce and an 
 half ; mingle them, and 
 make a Julep : Take five 
 •r fix Spoonfuls every 
 Night at Bed-time. This 
 is commended for Bleed- 
 ing at the Nofe. 
 
 grows commonly on old 
 Walls. 
 
 ’Tis cold and moift, and 
 fomewhat aftringent. ? Tis 
 good for Inflammations, 
 and St. Anthony % Fire. The 
 Leaves and Roots eaten, 
 arc fuppofed to be good 
 in the Stone, and to force 
 Urine. ’Tis alfo good for 
 the King’s-Evil, Kibes and 
 Chil bains, being ufed in an 
 Ointment. 
 
 3$ep calamuu, in La- 
 tin Mentha Cattaria. It 
 
 N. 
 
 >CT ^bd-UlOJt. in Latin 
 
 4 -- ^ Umbilicus Veneris. It 
 has a tuberous Root, and 
 fmall Fibres. The Leaves 
 are fat, thick and round, 
 and full of Juice, and taftc 
 clammy. It has two or 
 three Stalks that arc half a 
 Foot high, orhigher. The 
 Tops lometimes divide 
 themfelvcs into Branches. 
 It hasFlowers almoft from 
 .Bottom to Top ; they are 
 hollow, like a Bell, and 
 of a whitilh Colour. The 
 Seeds are fmall, like the 
 Seeds of Plantane. It 
 
 has a woody Root. The 
 Stalks are three or four 
 Foot high, or higher, four- 
 fquare, hairy, and reddifh 
 near the Earth, in other 
 parts hoary ; they are full 
 of Branches, and bear at 
 every Joint two broad 
 Leaves, like Balm, but 
 longer pointed, fofter and 
 whiter : they tafte hot, 
 and fmell like Mint. The 
 Fiowers come from the 
 Wings of the Leaves, on 
 the tops of the Stalks and 
 Branches, many together, 
 in large Tufts, and are 
 of a light purple Co- 
 lour. 
 
 Tis 
 
N I 
 
 N E ( 169 ) 
 
 ’Tis hot and dry. ’Tis 
 chiefly ufed for Gbflru- 
 dlions of the Womb, for 
 Barrennels, and to haften 
 Delivery, and to help Ex- 
 j perforation. ’Tis ufed 
 outwardly in Baths for the 
 Womb, anc( the Itch. 
 
 Cats tear it to pieces 
 ! when it is firll fet in Gar- 
 dens, unlefs it be cover’d 
 with Thorns ; but when 
 it has flourifh’d a while 
 they do not injure it, nor 
 that; which is Town ; ac- 
 cording to the following 
 Rhime ; 
 
 If you fet it, 
 
 T be Cuts will ant it : 
 
 If you few it, 
 
 The Cats cant kjiow it. 
 
 JScttle, in Latin Vrti- 
 \ cn. ’ Tis Diurctick, and Li- 
 thontriptick. Eaten with 
 Pot-herbs , it lool'ens the 
 Belly, expels Gravel, and 
 promotes Expcdoration. 
 The Buds are of ufe in 
 Broth, in the Spring-time, 
 to purific the Blood. Ihc 
 J>ruis’d Herb, or the Juice, 
 put up the Noftrils, flops 
 
 Bleeding at the Nofc. It 
 docs good in Putrid and 
 Malignant Ulcers, and dif- 
 cufles hard Swellings. The 
 Seed is Diuretick, and pro- 
 vokes Yenery, and is ufed 
 in Difeafcs of the Lungs. 
 Take of the clarified Juices 
 of Nettles and Piantane, 
 each fix Ounces ; of Aqua 
 l a cl is Alexiterin four Oun- 
 ces, of Cinnamon-water 
 hordcated three Ounces, 
 of White Sugar a iuffici- 
 ent quantity ; mingle 
 them, make a Julep: 
 Take four Ounces Morn- 
 ing and Evening, daily, 
 for three Days. This is 
 commended for Bleeding 
 at the Nofe. Oyl of Ro- 
 les, or Juice of Nettles, 
 cures the Stings of Net- 
 tles prcfently. 
 
 Garden iStgljt-fljane, in 
 Latin Solatium Horten] c. 
 
 Garden Night-ftiade , 
 hath round Stalks a Foot’ 
 high, and full of Branch- 
 es, whereon are fet Leaves 
 of a Blackifli Colour, foft 
 and fuHof Juice, in fhape 
 like the Leaves of Bafil , 
 but much greater ; among 
 which grow fmatl white 
 
C 170 ) 
 
 N I 
 
 Flowers with yellow Poin- 
 tals in the middle, which 
 being paft, there fucceed 
 round Berries, Green at 
 the firft, and Black when 
 they are ripe, like thofe 
 of Ivy : The Root is 
 white, and full of hairy 
 Fibres. 
 
 Woody or 
 
 Bitter-fveeet, in Latin So- 
 latium lignofum. It fends 
 forth fmall, woody, brittle 
 Twigs, five or fix Foot 
 long, that encompafs any 
 thing that is near ; others 
 lie on the Ground. The 
 Bark of the young Twigs 
 is green ; but the Bark of 
 that which is old is rough 
 and whitifh without, with- 
 in it is very green, having 
 a Pith in the middle. The 
 Leaves are placed alter- 
 nately ; they are fome- 
 what broad , long, and 
 pointed ; with two imall 
 Leaves, or rather pieces 
 of Leaves, at the bottom 
 of molt of them. At the 
 Tops and Sides of the 
 Branches come forth ma- 
 ny Flowers ; they confift: 
 of tine, narrow and long 
 Violet-purple colour’d 
 Leaves The Berries «-e 
 
 N I 
 
 red when they are ripe, 
 foft, and full of Juice ; of 
 a bitter, unplea fail t Tafte. 
 The Root is fibrous. It 
 grows- in Hedges , near 
 Water commonly. 
 
 ’Tis faid to provoke U- 
 rinc, and to be good in a 
 Dropfie, and for the Jaun- 
 dice. The Juice of the 
 Leaves, fays Parkjnfon , 
 purges much. The Leaves 
 are ufed outwardly, with 
 good Succefs,in Inflamma- 
 tions, and itching Tumours 
 of the Hands and Feet. J 
 Take four Handfuls of 
 the Leaves cut, and four 
 Ounces of Flax-feed pow- 
 der’d ; make a Cataplafm 
 with Lard ; apply it hot. 
 This affwages Tumours, 
 and cures great Contuli- 
 ons. 
 
 Deadly , in 
 
 Latin Solarium leth'ah. 
 
 Deadly Night-fhadc, . 
 hath round blackilh Stalks i 
 fix Foot high, whereupon 
 grow great bread Leaves ! 
 of a dark green Colour; 
 among which grow fmall ; 
 hollow Flowers, like Bells : 
 of an overworn purple j 
 Colour; 
 
( I 7 I ) 
 
 N I 
 
 Colour ; in the place 
 whereof, come forth great 
 round Berries, of the big- 
 nefs of a Black Cherry, 
 green at the firft, but when 
 they are ripe, of the co- 
 lour ol black Jett, or 
 Burniil.ed Horn, fofr, and 
 full of purple Juice, among 
 which lie the Seeds like 
 the Berries of Ivy. It 
 grows in untill’d places 
 near the High-ways, and 
 the Sea Marfhes, and fuch 
 like places. It grows ve- 
 ry plentifully in Holland, 
 in Lircolvjhire , and in 
 the Ille of Ely, This 
 flourilheth all the Sum- 
 mer ar.d the Spring, bear- 
 ing the Seed and Flower 
 in July and Augufl. It is 
 cold even in the forth de- 
 gree. 
 
 This kind of Night- 
 fhade, caufeth Sleep, trou- 
 bles the Mind, brings 
 Madnels. A few of the 
 Berries being inwardly 
 taken, but if they arc 
 given in great quantity, 
 they alfo kill and bring 
 Death, The green Leaves 
 of Deadly Night- 
 shade, may be us’d in 
 Phyfick : But* it is much 
 
 N I 
 
 1 better to banilh them from 
 your Gardens and Ufe, 
 
 ' bccaufe of their Furious 
 and Deadly Qualities : 
 For they bring fuch as eat 
 of them, into a Dead 
 Sleep, as hath been often 
 feen and experienc’d 
 both in England and elfe- 
 where. But it will not be 
 amifs to give you an ex- 
 ample hereof : Three 
 
 Boys of Wifbick^ in the 
 Ille of Ely , did eat of 
 the pleafant and beauti- 
 full Fruit of it , two of 
 
 I them died in lei's than 
 eight Hours after. The 
 Third Child having a 
 quantity of Hony and 
 Water mixed together , 
 given him, which made 
 him Vomit often , re- 
 covered. 
 
 The Leaves laid upon 
 the Temples cauie Sleep, 
 efpecially , if they are 
 imbibed in Wine-Vine- 
 gar. It cafes the into- 
 lerable Pains of the 
 Head , proceeding from 
 Heat in Furious Agues, 
 caufing reft,^ being appli- 
 ed as aforefaid. 
 
 The 
 
The Leaves of com- 
 mon Night-ftiade , tafte 
 Waterifh and Slimy, with 
 a little Biting or Heat, 
 and a little rough ; when 
 pounded they fmell like 
 Grcen-fauce j which fhews 
 their Crudenefs. The 
 Berries tafte Sweet and 
 Mucilaginous. The Leaves 
 prefledin the Hand, have 
 a ftrong Smell, not much 
 unlike Chocolate. 
 
 I gave a Dog, ( lays 
 Sir John FI oyer ) twelve 
 Spoonfuls of the Juice of 
 the Leaves, he was lick 
 after it and dull ; but 
 not Stupid,— as. by a Nar- 
 cotick. An Ointment may 
 be made of the Leaves, 
 like Stramonium Oint- 
 ment ; cooling Inflamma- 
 tions and Erylipeias , and 
 healing Tetters and Scabs. 
 
 I he Root is Mucilagi- 
 nous, ftrong, and offen- 
 flvc like other So! ana ms. 
 The Berries are greenifh 
 within, and tafte Naufe- 
 ous. The Leaves of 
 Deadly Night-lhade, are. 
 of a ftrong Narc.otick 
 Smell ; \and arc Mealy, 
 Slimy and Hot, (Parkin- 
 
 ' fon fays, Bitter. ) The 
 Root is Mealy, Mucila- 
 ginous, and of a ftrong 
 oflenfivc opiate Smell. An 
 Ointment is made of the 
 Leaves for Cancerous 
 Pains ; and the Leaves 
 arc applied whole to Can- 
 cers. The Berries have 
 a Purple Juice, and are 
 accounted Poyfonous to 
 Children. Dr. Grew fays, 
 The Bitter Sweet , or 
 Woody Night-fhadc, has 
 a Smell like other Sola- 
 nums ; and therefore is 
 Narcotick. The Bark is 
 very hot, bitter and fli- 
 nty. The Leaves arc out- 
 wardly ufed in Inflam illa- 
 tions , and Itching Tu- 
 mours of the Hands and 
 Feet. The Berries are 
 Sweet, very Naufcoully 
 Bitter and Slimy ; and 
 therefore are Purgative 
 and Vomiting very vio- 
 lently. The Roots fmell 
 like Hound’s-tongue. 
 
 Sleepy jJJigljt-ihahje, in 
 
 Latin Solanurh. Somnife - 
 rum. 
 
 The Root of Sleepy 
 Flight -(hade is long, pret- 
 ty 
 
N I 
 
 N I ( 17? ) 
 
 ty thick and hard , be- 
 ing covered with abrown- 
 iih Skin : From this 
 
 Root grow up many Imall 
 Stalks of the Height of 
 a Cubit and more, fome- 
 vvhat thick withal : the 
 
 Leaves that grow aloag 
 the Stalks, are like thofe 
 of the Quince-tree, thick, 
 white, loft and Downy. 
 The Flowers grow about 
 the Stalk at the letting 
 on of the Leaf, fomewhat 
 long, and of a pale Co- 
 lour, divided into four 
 Parts , which are fuc- 
 ceeded by Seeds contain- 
 ed in Hairy or Woolly 
 Receptacles ; which when 
 they come to be ripe, 
 are red, or of a redd i (It 
 Saffron-Colour. 
 
 Niglet-Jhade (as Galen 
 fays m his Book of the 
 Faculties of Simple Me- 
 dicines) is ufed for thofe 
 Infirmities that have heed 
 of cooling and binding : 
 For thefe two Qualities 
 it hath in the fecond de- 
 gree : Which thing alfo 
 he affirms in his Book 
 of the Faculties of Nou- 
 rilhments ; where he fays, 
 that there is no Pot-herb 
 
 which we ufe, that hath 
 fo great Aftri&ion as 
 Night-fhade ; and there- 
 fore Phyficians ufe it fel- 
 dom for Nourilhmcnt , 
 but always for a Medicine. 
 Diofcorides fays , that 
 Night-fhade is good a- 
 gainlt Sr. Anthony's Fire, 
 the Shingles, Pain of the 
 Head, the Heart-burning, 
 or LLat of the Stomach, 
 and ether like Accidents 
 proceeding of /harp and 
 biting Humours. Not- 
 withftanding thefe Vir- 
 tues, yet it is not always 
 to be applied to thefe 
 Difeafes ; becaufe many 
 timds there is more Dan- 
 ger in applying this Re- 
 medv, than in the Difeale 
 it fclf; as Hippocrates fays 
 in his Sixch Book of his 
 Aphorifms, and the twenty 
 fifth Particular, that St. 
 Anthony* s-Fire fhould not 
 be ftruck in ; and like- 
 wife in his Prognofticks, 
 he fays, that being ftruck 
 in it is mortal ; which is 
 to be underftood not only 
 of St. Anthony ’s-Fire, but 
 alio of other like breakings 
 out. For by the ufe of 
 cooling and repelling Me- 
 dicines, the bad corrupt 
 and 
 
( 174 ) 
 
 O A 
 
 N I 
 
 and fharp Humours are 
 driven to the chief and 
 principal Parts , which 
 cannot be done without 
 great Danger and Hazard 
 of Life : And therefore 
 
 we muft not apply fuch 
 Remedies to St. Anthony’s- 
 Lire, the Shingles, or fuch 
 hot Pimples and Blcmifh- 
 es of the Skin,unadvifedly 
 or rafhly. 
 
 The Leaves ..pounded 
 are profitably put into 
 the Ointment of Popler , 
 by us, commonly called 
 "Unguent um Populeum , 
 
 And it is good in all 
 other Ointments made for 
 the fame purpofe. 
 
 $tpple-fe)0?t, in Latin 
 Lampfana It has a white, 
 Angle Root, with Twigs 
 and Fibres. The Stalk is 
 two or three Foot high, or 
 higher, round, hairy, red- 
 difh, concave and branchy. 
 The Leaf is like the Leaf 
 of South-thiftlc. The Flow- 
 ers are fmall, and yellow, 
 The Seed is oblong, black- 
 ifh, and a little crooked. 
 The whole Plant being cut, 
 yields a bitter Milk. It 
 flowers in June and July, 
 
 and grows frequently in 
 Gardens. 
 
 ’Tis reckon’d good for 
 the Nipples, when they 
 are fore. 
 
 i o. 
 
 O SliMcee ,in Lat. Qucr- 
 cus . The whole Oak 
 is altringent, but efpecially 
 the Bark. A Decod ion of 
 it is given for the Bloody- 
 Flux, and for Spitting of 
 Blood. I he Acorns are 
 Diuretick. ThcWaterdi- 
 fliii’d from the Leaves of 
 a young Oak, cures the 
 Whites. Thole that cut 
 for the Stone ufe a Bath 
 made of the Bark, to heal 
 the Wound. Galls grow 
 on Oaks, but not in Eng- 
 land. The belt Ink is made 
 in the following manner : 
 Take of Galls four Ounces, 
 of Copperas two Ounces, 
 of Gum-Arabeck one 
 Ounce ; beat the Galls to 
 a grofs powder, and infufe 
 them nine Days in a Quart 
 or Claret ; fet it near the 
 Fire, and ftir it daily ; 
 then put in the Copperas 
 and the Gum, and when 
 it 
 
O A ( 17 s ) 0 N 
 
 ir has flood a day the Ink 
 will be fit for ufe. Take 
 of the W atcr of Oak-buds 
 and Plantain, each three 
 Ounces ; of Cinamon- 
 water hordeated, and Sy- 
 rup of dried Rofes, each 
 ! one Ounce ; Spirit of Vi- 
 S triol a fufficient quantity 
 | to make it pleafantly 
 ! lharp : Take fix Spoon- 
 i fuls Morning and Eve- 
 ning. This is good for 
 an immoderate Flux of 
 1 of the Courfes. 
 
 £DatS, in Latin Avenx. 
 
 ■ They dry, and arc fome- 
 1 whatr'Aftringcnr. When 
 Cqfn is dear, poor Peo- 
 ple live chiefly on Water- 
 gruel : And it is indeed, 
 very proper Diet for Sick 
 and Well, and yields a 
 good Nourifhment. The 
 Common People in the 
 North, and in JVales , 
 make Bread of Oats, and 
 eat no other ; and no 
 People in theWorld enjoy 
 more Health, nor live 
 longer : And, without 
 
 doubt, this fort of Bread 
 is moft wholfome, tho’ it 
 is not pleafant. Beer is 
 alfo made of it. Flum- 
 mery is made of Oat- 
 
 meal, boyi’d in Water to a 
 Geliy : * Tis eaten hot, 
 being cut into Slices, and 
 put into Milk or Beer, or 
 into White-wine , and 
 fweetened with Sugar. 
 ’Tis an excellent Diet Tor 
 weakly People. Our Phy- 
 ficians fcarce order any 
 Diet but Water-Gruel in 
 Acute Difeafes. The 
 Meal is ulcd outward- 
 ly in Cataplafms ; for it 
 dries and digefts mode- 
 rately. In the Cholick, 
 Oats fried with a little 
 Salt, and applied hot, in a 
 Bag, to the Belly, gives 
 great Eafe, if the Guts 
 are not fluffed with Excre- 
 ments ; if they are, a Cly fli- 
 er muft firft be given. A 
 Bath made of Malt-flower, 
 Hops and Oat-ftraw, is 
 much commended for 
 thofe that are afflidled 
 with the Stone ; for it 
 wonderfully mitigates the 
 Pain, and forces away U- 
 rine, and many times the 
 Stone too. 
 
 flEtoUJtt, in Latin Cxj>a. 
 Onions are hot and flatu- 
 lent : They are proper for 
 thofe that abound with 
 cold Yifcous Humours ; 
 
 in 
 
O N 
 
 ( ! 7 6 ) 
 
 ON 
 
 in whom they procure 
 Sleep, help Concodion, 
 and prevent fowre Belch- 
 ings. They open Ob- 
 ftrudions, force the Cour- 
 ies and Urine, and pro- 
 cure infenfibie Tranfpi- 
 ration. But they injure 
 thofe that are Cholerick ; 
 they dpecially difturb 
 there Heads, and caufe 
 troublcfome Dreams, and ' 
 offend their Eyes. OJd 
 Women cut a raw Onion 
 and infufe it in Water all 
 Night, and the next Mor- 
 ning give the Water to 
 Children , to kill the 
 Worms, with good fuc-j 
 cels. A large Onion I 
 hollow’d, and fil’d with [ 
 Venice - Treacle , and co- 
 ver’d, and then roafted 
 under hot Afhcs, and ap- 
 plied (the outward Skin 
 being pull’d off) in the 
 manner of a Cataplafm, 
 mollifies effectually hard 
 Swellings, and opens them. 
 A raw Onion pilled, and 
 applied prefently, with a 
 little Salt, cures Burns, 
 if the outward Skin is not 
 ulcer’d ; for it draws out 
 the Fire, and prevents Bli- 
 fters. 
 
 £D?Cljl0, It heats and 
 moiftens, and taftes fweet. 
 ‘Tis chieffy us’d for a pro- 
 vocative to Venery ; it I 
 comforts the Womb, and jj 
 helps Conception. Take 1 
 of the Salt of Satyrion half 
 a Scruple in Malaga-Wine 1 
 often, after the Fluxes of i 
 the Courfes. This has j 
 ■ made many Wo men F ru it- s 
 ful ,Di fifty ricnof the London- ■ 
 Dijpenfktory, is made in 
 the following manner : 
 Take of the Roots of Or- 
 chis three Ounces j Dates, 
 
 1 bitter Almonds , Indian- 
 Nuts, Pine-Nuts, Fiftich- 
 Nuts, Ginger Candied , 
 Eryngo Nuts Candied , 
 each one Ounce ; of 
 Cloves, Galingal , long 
 and black Pepper, each 
 three Drams ; of Ambcr- 
 greafe one Scruple , of 
 Musk two Scruples , of 
 Pen ids four Ounces , of 
 Cinnamon and Saffron , 
 each half an Ounce j 
 of Malaga- wine three - 
 
 Ounces , of Nutmegs , : 
 Mace , Grains of Para- j 
 dife , each two Drams ^ 
 of Afh-tree-keys, the Bel- 
 ly and Loins of Scinks , 
 of Fadidous Borax and 
 Ben* 
 
OR ( 177 ) PA 
 
 Benzoin , each three 
 drains ; of the Wood of 
 [Aloes and Cardamums , 
 each two Drams ; of the 
 [Seeds of Nettles, Onions, 
 and of the Roots of A- 
 vens, each one Dram and 
 an half ; mingle them , 
 and make an Eledluary 
 according to Art, with two 
 Pints and an half of the 
 Syrup of Ginger prefervM. 
 This Eledluary is fre- 
 quently us’d for Provoca- 
 tiv'es to Vencry. 
 
 or The Mnlc 
 Fcols-Stones, in Latin Or- 
 chis morio mas fol.maculatis. 
 
 The Leaves tafte Naufc- 
 oufly bitter, and rubb’d 
 with the Stalk, fmell a 
 little Rank : The Flowers 
 fmell fweet, like Lillies, 
 the Root taftes fweet, 
 meally, and mucilaginous; 
 and is of the Vertue and 
 Clafs of Liil ies. It is 
 hard to believe the Vene- 
 real Virtue, becaufe this 
 Bulbous Root will Vomit, 
 and feems molt proper 
 outwardly for Poultefles ; 
 as Lilly-Roots: Yet the 
 Rank Smell fticws feme 
 Venereal Virtue. 
 
 £D;ytUC, in Latin Tele- 
 ■phium. *Tis Vulnerary, 
 and Aftringent. *Tis chief- 
 ly ufed for healing Ulcers 
 of the Bowels, occafioned 
 by the Bloody-Flux ; for 
 Ruptures and Burns. 
 ’Tis excellent for eafing 
 Pains , both in frefh 
 Wounds, and old Ul- 
 cers. The Herb roaft- 
 cd under Allies, and 
 mixed with Lard, cures 
 Fellons. 
 
 P. 
 
 O£rL]Bart0, True-Love , 
 or One-berry f in Latin 
 Herb a Paris. The Root is 
 fmall, knotted, and creep- 
 ing. The Stalk is pretty 
 thick, round and folid,and 
 about half a Foot high, 
 reddifli near the Earth, 
 green above. It has four 
 Leaves, fet diredtly one 
 againft another; they ftimc 
 under, above they do not ; 
 they are fomewhat like the 
 Leaf of Night-Ihade, but 
 broader. It has one Flow- 
 er, like a Star, compos'd, of 
 four fmall, narrow, long, 
 N point- 
 
( 17B ) PA 
 
 P A 
 
 pointed Leaves of a yel- 
 lowifh green Colour , 
 having four other lefl'cr 
 Leavcslying between them. 
 The Berry is of a black, 
 purpftfh. Colour , full of 
 j uice, and of the bignefs 
 of a Grape ; having with- 
 in many white Seeds. 
 
 of Parfly.-fecds three 
 Drams, of Wiacer-C hcr- 
 . ry-berries N. vi. boyl them 
 in a Pint of Milk, and i 
 ljnake Poffet - dEink : 
 Take fix Ounces at a . 
 time, fweeten’d with an 
 Ounce of Syrup of Mar, fit- i 
 mallows. This is good in | 
 the Stone. 
 
 The Berries and Leaves 
 are Cooling, and Drying. 
 The Berries arc ufed in- 
 wardly in the Plague, and 
 Malignant Difeaics, and 
 upon being poylon’d. The 
 Leaves arc uted outward- 
 ly in Peftilcntial Buboes, 
 and other hot Tumours, 
 and in old Ulcers. 
 
 ftp, in Latin Pctro- 
 fclinuin. The Root and 
 Herb expel Wind, provoke 
 Urine and the Courfes , 
 and open Obftrudions of 
 the Liver and Spleen, and 
 are good in the Dropfic 
 and. Jaundice. The Seed 
 is good for the fame Dif- 
 eafes , and for an old 
 Cough, and againft Poy- 
 fon. ' The whole Herb, 
 outwardly applied , dif- 
 folves hard Tumours; and 
 dries away Milk, being ap- 
 plied to the Breafts. Ta^c 
 
 Corw-Patflp, or Horn- 
 wort, in Latin Selinutn.Su 
 foliis. 
 
 This Hcrfr comes up 
 from Seed , like Pailly 
 with two final 1, long, nar- 
 row Leaves, the next that 1 
 Spring , are two (mail, 
 round, fmeeth, Leaves , 
 nickt about the Edges , • 
 and fo for two or three 
 Couples of Leaves , of 
 the next Growth , there 
 arc fuch round Leaves , 
 growing on a middle rib 
 by Couples , and one 
 round alfo at the 
 Top ; after , as more 
 Leaves fpring up , the 1 
 Fafliion of them allot 
 changes. Namely, every 
 Leaf hath above eight or- 
 nine fthail, green Leaves, 
 growing on each fide- of 
 r a middle rib, one oppo- 
 fite ! 
 
C 179 ) PA 
 
 P A 
 
 fine to another , and one 
 growing by it felf , at 
 the top, and finely fnipt 
 or indented about the 
 Edges, in form, rcfem- 
 bling thofe of Slum odora- 
 turn Tragi , but not fo 
 big , long , or at all 
 brownifh; amongft which 
 rife up many fmall, round, 
 Streaked Stalks, or Branch- 
 esy about two Foot long, 
 now and then about twen- 
 ty from one Root, fome- 
 times growing upright , 
 fcmetimes creeping not 
 far from the Ground , 
 joynted , and dividing 
 themfelves into many 
 Branches ; at every Joy nr, 
 grows one Leaf, (mailer 
 than the former, which 
 together with the lowcr- 
 moft, Perifh; fo that there 
 is feidoin one Green Leaf 
 to be feen on this Herb, 
 when the Seed is ripe : 
 Its Flowers are white, and 
 grow moft commonly at 
 the tops of the Branches, 
 fometimes at moft of the 
 joynts , even from the 
 Earth, in uneven and dif- 
 orderly Umbels , every 
 Flower having five ex- 
 ceeding fmall Leaves, fiat 
 a ixl broad at the top, and 
 
 in the middle very fmall 
 Chieves, with purple tops, 
 the whole Flower not 
 much exceeding the big- 
 nefs of a fmall Pins Head; 
 which being paft, there 
 comes up in the places of 
 every Flower, two fmalJ. 
 Gray Crook'd ftrak’dSeeds, 
 like Partly - Seed , but 
 biggex, in tafte Hot and 
 Aromatick : the Root is 
 fmall and whitifh, with 
 many Fibres or Threads , 
 not fo big as Parfly-Roots, 
 it begins to flewer about 
 the beginning of July , 
 and fo continues flowering 
 a long time ; part of the 
 Seed is ripe in Augufi, and 
 feme fcarce in the begin- 
 ning ofOftcber:ln the mean 
 while, fome fall, whereby 
 it renueth it felf , and 
 grows with flowrififing 
 greenLeaves all theWinter. 
 
 A Gentlewoman that 
 had a Swelling in her 
 Cheek for many Years , 
 at cerrain times, with 
 Hcat,Reclnefs,and Itching, 
 was cured by ufing this 
 Herb , in the following 
 manner: Take one Hand- 
 ful of the green Leaves, 
 and ftamp. them, and put 
 N 1 to 
 
PA ( 180 ) PA 
 
 to them half a Pint of' 
 Beer, llrain it and drink 
 it , and fo continue to 
 drink the like quantity, 
 every Morning falling , 
 until the Swelling does 
 abate. 
 
 Parflg-piW, in Latin 
 Percenter. The Root is 
 woody, fmall, and has a 
 few fmall Fibres. It has 
 many fmall, round, hairy 
 Stalks , about an Hand 
 high. The Leaves are 
 roundilh, divided into three 
 Parts, and are deeply jag- 
 ged, fomewhat like Dove’s- 
 foot, tho’ lefs, and hairy ; 
 they are placed alternate- 
 ly ; the lower Leaves have 
 Foot-ftalks, the upper have 
 none at all, or thofe that 
 are, are very fhort ; above 
 they are of a light Green, 
 below they are whitifh. 
 The Flowers are fo fmall, 
 they can fcarce be feen : 
 And the Seed is very fmall. 
 It delights in Sandy and 
 Fallow Grounds, and a- 
 mongft Corn. 
 
 It forces Urine violent- 
 ly, and expels Gravel, a 
 Dram of the dried Herb 
 being taken in White- 
 
 wine. It may be alfo 
 eaten raw, as a Sallet j or 
 pickled , and eaten in 
 Winter, for Sauce. 
 
 * with 
 
 White Flowers , in Latin 
 Cfincalis Mis floribus. It 
 is a rough hairy Herb, 
 not much unlike Carrots j 
 the Leaves are like thofe 
 of Coriander, but parted 
 into many fmall Jags. At 
 the rop of the Branches, 
 grow (hadowy Umbels, or 
 fpoky Ru tidies, conlifting 
 of many fmall white 
 Flowers, the Seed is long 
 and rough, like the Seeds 
 of Carrots, but greater. 
 The Root is {freight, and 
 (ingle, growing deep into 
 the Ground, of a white 
 Colour, and in Taftc like 
 a Parfnin. 
 
 There is likewife ano- 
 ther fort, that hath a long 
 {Ingle Root, thrumm’d a- 
 bout the upper end, with 
 many Thrummy Threads, 
 of a brown Colour from 
 which rife up many Stalks 
 full of Joynts or Knees, 
 covered with a Sheath, or 
 Skinny Film, like that of 
 Meum. The Leaves are 
 curi- 
 
C 181 ) 
 
 PA 
 
 P A 
 
 curioufly cut or jagged , 
 relembling the Leaves of 
 pur I'yiglifh Saxifrage : 
 The Flowers grow at the 
 top of the Stalk, in fpiky 
 Rundles like Fennel : The 
 Seed is fmall like that of 
 Parfly. 
 
 Dicfcoridcs fays , That 
 Baftard-Parfly , is eaten 
 either raw or boyled, and 
 provokes Urine, Pliny 
 reckons it among the Pot- 
 Herbs : Galen adds, That 
 it is preferv’d in Pickle for 
 Sallads in Winter. The 
 Seed of Baftard-Parfly is 
 evidently hot and dry, and 
 that in the fecond degree : 
 It provokes Urine , and 
 brings down the defir’d 
 Sicknefs : It diffolves the 
 Stone , and driveth it 
 forth. It takes away the 
 Stoppings of the Liver , 
 Spleen, and Kidneys : It 
 cuts and concodls raw and 
 Flegmatick Humours : 
 It comforts a cold Sto- 
 mach , expels Wind , 
 quickens the Sight, and 
 refrefheth the Heart, if it 
 be taken falling. Mat- 
 pbiolusy in his Commen- 
 taries upon Diofcorides , in 
 
 butes to it many excellent 
 Virtues, to provoke Ve- 
 nery. 
 
 Parlly is fweet, hot , 
 pungent, bitterilh , and 
 aromatick. The Seeds 
 and Leaves have the fame 
 Tafte. The diftill'd Wa- 
 ter and Seeds are good for 
 Wind ; and are Carmi- 
 native , Diuretick , and 
 Pedloral. 
 
 Garden -atfntp, in La- 
 tin Paftinaca lati folia fati- 
 va. The Root is very nou- 
 rilhing, and palatable: It 
 fattens, and is a Provoca- 
 tive to Venery. It opens, 
 attenuates, and cleanfcs. 
 
 Cotv-Parfnfp, in Latin 
 Sphoyidilium. The Root is 
 white , and lingle, and 
 grows deep in the Earth ; 
 of a fweet Tafte, and fome- 
 what acrid. It has a great 
 Nerve within. The Leaves 
 that come from the Root 
 are placed on long, hairy 
 Foot-ftalks ; they are long 
 and large, and deeply cut 
 about the Edges. The 
 Stalk is fingle, round, chan- 
 nel’d, and about four Foot 
 The Flowers grow 
 N 3 in 
 
 the fecond Book ? attri- 
 
 ) high. 
 
P E ( 182 ) 
 
 P E 
 
 in Tufts ; they are white, 
 and confift of five Leaves. 
 It grows in moift Paftures, 
 and near Hedges. 
 
 The Root is Emollient, 
 and affwages Tumours. 
 The Seed is excellent for 
 Hyfterick Fits. 
 
 Wntcr-^ arfnip, in La- 
 tin Slum aquaticum. 
 
 It has the Talte and 
 Smell of Parfhip, and is 
 of the fame Vertue ; Diu- 
 rctitk in the diftilfd Wa- 
 ter , and good in Tu- 
 rnouts of the Breafts, that 
 are Scrophulous. 
 
 PCilClj-trfC , it Latin 
 Matas Pcrflca. The Fruit 
 has a fweet and pleafant 
 Smell, and refrefues the 
 Spirits. The Leaves boyl- 
 ed in Beer or Milk, kill 
 Worms, and expel them. 
 The Water of the Flowers 
 takes Spots from the Face. 
 The Syrup is a very pro- 
 per Purge for Children , 
 -and if made in the follow- 
 ing manner ; Take of the 
 frelh Flowers one Found, 
 infufe them, a whole Day 
 in three Pints bf warm 
 
 Water, then prefs them 
 out ; add the fame quan- 
 tity of Flowers five times 
 to the fame Liquor, and 
 infufe them as before ; 
 then add two Pounds 
 and an half of Fine Su- 
 gar, and boyl it to a Sy- 
 rup. 
 
 The Pear-tree, in La- 
 tin Pyrui. Pears are agree- 
 able to the Stomach, and 
 quench Third: : But they 
 are beft baked. Dried 
 Pears flop Fluxes of the 
 Belly. The following Pears 
 are moft efteem’d in Eng- 
 land : The Bo'n-Chrijiien , 
 Summer and Winter ; the 
 Butter-Pear , the Grccn-Bu- 
 ry, the Violet , the Dove, the 
 Great Musk., Amadot Jgoun - 
 filet: Mejflcur Jean, Great 
 Sovereign , Blcody-Pcar 9 
 Win dfor- Pear, Grecn-field- 
 Pear, Di order , Great Ber- 
 gamot, Virgtilous, pcjhea, 
 Bed-Cat barbie , Double - 
 flower'd Pear, 
 
 pgaft, in Latin Pifum. 
 All forts of Peafe arc win- 
 dy, and therefore are in- 
 jurious to all that have 
 windy Stomachs, and are 
 troubled withSpleen-w i nd . 
 
 Raw 
 
PE ( 18; ) PE 
 
 Raw Green Peafe are 
 good for the Scurvy. 
 
 |iMUtO£P. in Latin Pn- 
 rict Aria. It clCanfcs and 
 cools. ’Tis uled for the 
 Stone, and Difficulty of 
 Urine, and for Coughs j 
 and in Clyfters, for Pains 
 in the Belly, Womb and 
 Reins. Tis outwardly u- 
 l'ed for Tumours, St. An- 
 thony s-fire, and for Burns. 
 Take of the Juice of Pelli- 
 tory three Ounces, of the 
 Juice of Littions, and Oyl 
 of Almonds, each half an 
 Ounce 5 mingle them : 
 Take it Morning and E- 
 yening for two Days. 
 This is good for the Stone 
 in the Kidneys. 
 
 pennyroyal, in La- 
 tin Pulegium. ’Tis uled to 
 provoke the Courfcs, and 
 to help Delivery. ’Tis good 
 for Coughs, for the Gripes, 
 the Stone, Jaundice, and 
 DropfiG. A Spoonful of 
 the Juice given to Chil- 
 dren, is an excellent Re- 
 medy for the Chin-Cough. 
 For an Hoarfnefs , take 
 fix Ounces of the De- 
 ception of it, fweeten’d, 
 at Bed-time. The frelh 
 
 Herb wrap’d in a Cloth, 
 and laid in a Bed, drives 
 away Ficas ; but it tnuft 
 x renewed once a 
 Week. 
 
 PCOltP, in Latin Pronin. 
 The Roots and Seeds of 
 Male-Peony are mufch uled 
 in Phyfick : They are uled 
 for Difeafcs of the Head, 
 and for Obftrudfioris of 
 the Courfcs, and Child- 
 bed-Purgations , and to 
 cafe the After-pains. The 
 Roots arc hahg’d round 
 the Neck , to cure the 
 Falling - fickhefs. Thd 
 Compounded Peony-wa- 
 ter, and the Syrup of it, 
 are much in ufc. The 
 Compounded Water is 
 made in the following 
 manner : Take of the 
 
 Leaves of Lillies of the 
 Valley, frdh, one Pound ; 
 infufe them in four Gal- 
 lons of Sptinifh Wine : 
 Take of the Flowers of 
 the Lime-tree half a 
 Pound, of Peony-flowers 
 four Ounces ; infufe 
 them tWo Days, then di- 
 ftil them till they are 
 dry, in B. M. In the 
 diftill’d Water infufe two 
 Ounces and an hdlf 
 N 4 of 
 
PE (184 ) PE 
 
 of the Roots of Male- 
 Peony ; of White Dittany, 
 and long Birth-wort, each 
 half an Ounce ; of the 
 Leaves of Mifleto of the 
 Oak, and Rue, each two 
 Handfuls ; of the Seeds of 
 Peony ten Drams, of Rue 
 three Drams and an half, 
 of Caftor two Scruples, of 
 Cubebs and Mace, each 
 two Drams ; of Cinnamon 
 one Ounce and an half, 
 of prepar’d Squills three 
 Drams, of Rofemary-flow- 
 ers fix Pugils, of Stechas 
 and Lavender, each four 
 Pugils ; of Betony, July- 
 flowersand Cowfiips, each 
 eight Pugils ; add four 
 Quarts of the Juice of 
 Black-Cherries, and diftil 
 them inaGlafs.The Syrup 
 is made m the -following 
 manner :Take of the frcfii 
 Roots of both Peonies, at 
 FulIMoon,each oneOunce 
 and an half ; /lice them, 
 and infufethemin White- 
 wine for the fpace of a 
 Day ; of Contrayerva half 
 an Ounce, of Sermountain 
 ■fix Drams, of Elk-hoof one 
 Ounce, of Rolemary with 
 the Flowers one Handful, 
 of Betony, Hyifop, Wild- 
 Marjoram , of Ground- 
 
 pine and Rue, each three 
 Drams ; of the Wood of 
 Aloes, of Cloves, of the 
 Seeds of the Lefler Carda- 
 moms, each two Drams ; 
 of Ginger and Spikenard 
 each one Dram ; of Ste- 
 chas and Nutmegs, each 
 two Drams and an half; 
 infufc them warm, a Day, 
 in three Quarts of the di- 
 ftill’d Water of the Roots 
 of Peony ; boyl them to 
 four Quarts ; ftrain it, and 
 add four Pounds and an 
 half of Fine Sugar, and 
 boyl it to a Syrup. 
 
 Peppe^hJD^C, in Latin 
 Lepidiwn. The Root is of 
 the thictanels of a Finger, 
 or thicker ; ’tis white, it 
 has an acrid, hot Tafte ; it 
 creeps in the Earth. It has 
 many Stalks, about four 
 Foot high, round, fmooth, 
 and full of Pith ; they are? 
 branchy, and lefs than the 
 Little Finger, and are co- 
 ver’d with a gray Powder 
 that is eafily rub’d off. 
 The Leaves are long , 
 broad , and end fharp ; 
 they are fmooth, far, and 
 of a dull green Colour ; 
 they are placed alternately, 
 and are' indented about the 
 Edges t 
 
PE ( i8j ) PE 
 
 Edges : Thofc that come 
 from the Root, and are at 
 the bottom of the Stalks, 
 have long Foot-ftalks. The 
 Flowers are very fmall ; 
 they are white and con- 
 (ift of four Leaves ; they 
 are placed on very fmall 
 Foot-ftalks. It grows near 
 the Banks of Rivers, but 
 it is rare. 
 
 The Leaf is acrid, and 
 hot. The Herb bryifed, 
 and applied cures theHip- 
 Gout. Boyl’d in Beer, it 
 haftens Delivery. ’Tis 
 commended for a Lcprofie. 
 Take of Gardcn-Scurvy- 
 grafs-leaves, and of the 
 Leaves of Rocket and Pep- 
 per-wort, each fix Hand- 
 fuls j of the Roots of Swcet- 
 fmelling Flag, the Lelfcr 
 Galangal, Zedoary, Flo- 
 rentine, Iris, Elder, and 
 Wake-Robin, each four 
 Ounces ; of the Winteran- 
 Bark, and Jamaca-Pepper, 
 each three Ounces ; of Ju- 
 niper-berries four Ounces ; 
 of Cloves, Ginger and Nut- 
 megs, each one Ounce : 
 bruife and cut them, and 
 pour on them four Quarts 
 ■pf Rhenilh-wine ; diftil 
 'them in a common Still 
 
 and mix all the Water to- 
 gether : Take three Oun- 
 ces Night and Morning. 
 This is commended in an 
 
 ■Anajarca • 
 
 PmtBUlkle, in Latin 
 
 Vinca per vinca. It fpreads 
 it felf much by its Twigs, 
 that creep on the Ground. 
 The Root is fibrous ; ma- 
 ny final', round, green,and 
 jointed Twigs Root again 
 by Fibres that come from 
 the Joints. The Leaves 
 grow out of the Joints by 
 Pairs oppofite to one ano- 
 ther like the Leaves of 
 Laurel , but much lefs ; 
 they are fliarp, ftift and 
 irnooth, and hang on Ihort 
 Foot-ftalks ; above they 
 finne, and are of a deep 
 green Colour ; they tafte 
 aftringent, and bitterifh ; 
 below they are of a lighter 
 Colour. The Flower is 
 placed on a Foot-ftalk that 
 comes from the Joints, two 
 Inches long, one Flower 
 on one Foot-ftalk : *Tis 
 like the Jeflamine-flower 
 in fiiape, and is of a Vio- 
 let-colour. A Milky Line 
 runs from Bottom to 
 Top , through all the 
 Taes. A forked Cod fuc- 
 
( 1 86 ) 
 
 P E 
 
 P E 
 
 ceeds the Fiower, and 
 contains oblong Seeds. It 
 grows in Hedges and 
 Ditches. 
 
 ’Tis a famous Vulne- 
 rary. ’Tis ufed in Flux- 
 es of the Belly, for Dy- 
 fenteries, the Piles, Bleed- 
 ing at No it , and for 
 Wounds with Fluxion. 
 *Tis ufed outwardly for 
 Overflowing of " the 
 Courfes for Loofnefs 
 and Pains of the Teeth. 
 The Leaves of this Herb 
 put upon Paper that will 
 eafily receive Moifture , 
 and fowed to it, with fine 
 Flax betwixt , and per- 
 fum’d with Frankincenfc, 
 cured a Scrophulous Tu- 
 mour in a fhort time , 
 which continued obfti- 
 nate under the Ufe of 
 other Remedies , for 
 the Ipace Of a whole 
 Tear. 
 
 St. pete rMaojt , or 
 St. John's-grafs, in Latin 
 Afcyrum. 
 
 It grows a Cubit and 
 a half high , having a 
 ftreight upright Stalk , 
 feme what Brown, let by 
 
 Couples at certain di-> 
 llances, with Leaves much 
 like thofe of St. J trim's- 
 wort y but greater, rougher, 
 and rounder pointed : 
 From the Bofom of 
 which Leaves come forth 
 many fmallerLeaves, which 
 are not perforated,as thole 
 of St. John's-wort $ yet 
 fometimes, there be feme 
 perforated. The Flow- 
 ers grow at the top of 
 the Branches , of a yel- 
 low Colour : The Leaves 
 and Flowers bruis’d, yield 
 forth a Bloody Juice, as 
 does St. John's-wort , 
 whereof this is a kind. 
 The Root is tough, and 
 of a woody fubltance. 
 St. Peter's-vport , or St. 
 John's-grafs , groWs plen- 
 tifully in the North part 
 of England, efpecially in 
 Lahdfdalc and Craven , It 
 floWers at the fame time 
 as St. Johnh-vport. The 
 Temperature is hot and 
 dry. It has the fame 
 Vcrtues with St. John's- 
 wort. The Seed, fays Di- 
 of cor ides, being Drunk in 
 four Ounces and a half 
 of Mead , does plenti- 
 fully purge by^ fiege , 
 Chokrick Excrements ; 
 
 Gakn 
 
p I ( 187 ) 
 
 p I 
 
 Gillen affirms the fame. 
 
 St. Pcter's-wort, fmclLs and 
 taftes ( like St. Johns- 
 wort ) of Turpentine , 
 and is bitterifh and aftrin- 
 gent ; and therefore Vul- 
 nerary. 
 
 Mrf/^pmpcrncl , in 
 
 Latin AnrigoJlts nuts. It 
 has a white {ingle Root, 
 with fra all Fibres. The 
 Stalks are an Hand, car 
 half an Hand high, four- 
 fquare, fmooth, cncotn- 
 pafs’d by two Leaves op- 
 polite to one another - they 
 are placed by Intervals , 
 and without Foot-flalks j 
 the Under-fid e of the 
 Leaf is fpottcd with 
 many dark-brown Specks. 
 The Flowers come out 
 fingly from the Wings 
 of the Leaves, and are 
 placed upon oblong Foot- 
 ftalks, and are divided , 
 almoft to the bottom, in- 
 to five flia'rp Pieces, re- 
 fembling fo many Leaves. 
 The Cup is alto Com- 
 pounded of five acute 
 Pieces. The Seminal 
 Veffels ate almoft fpheri- 
 gally round ; they are 
 pretty large , and full of 
 Seeds. The whole plant 
 
 has an acrid Tafte. It 
 grows in Gardens and 
 Fields. It flowers late , 
 about the midft of Sum- 
 mer. 
 
 ’Lis moderately hot and 
 dry : ’Tis counted Vul- 
 nerary, and is ufed in- 
 wardly and outwardly. 
 
 It does much good in the 
 Plague, being boyl’d in 
 Wine : But -the Sick muft 
 go to bed, and muft be 
 well cover’d, as foon as 
 he has drank a moderate 
 Draught of it , that he 
 may fweat. A Woman 
 cured many that were 
 troubl’d wirh a Pin and 
 Web in their Eyes with 
 the diftill’d Water of it. 
 In a Confumption, and 
 for Purulent Spitting* let 
 the Sick drink every Day, 
 Morning and Evening » 
 twelve Spoonfuls of the 
 diftill’d Water , mix’d 
 with an equal quantirT 
 of Red Cows-Milk, and 
 fwceten’d with Fine Su- 
 gar : This is an approv’d 
 Remedy. 'Tis frequent- 
 ly ufed for the Gripes of 
 New-born Children, It 
 alfo moves the Courfes 9 
 tVilte r comtqends the De* 
 
P L 
 
 ( m ) 
 
 P L 
 
 codiion of it as a Speci- 
 fic*: for a Madnefs. 
 
 |fcftlieiltt3l=to02t. See 
 
 Butter-bur. 
 
 The pine-tree, in La- 
 tin Pinus. The Bark and 
 Leaves cool and bind ; 
 wherefore they are good 
 in Dyfenteries, and Flux 
 es of the Courles. A De 
 co&ion or Infufion of the 
 lops in Beer, or fome 
 other proper Liquor , is 
 reckon’d good for the 
 Stone of the Kidneys and 
 Bladder, and for the Scur- 
 vy, and Difeafes of the 
 Breaft. Ihe Nuts have 
 a delicate Tafte, and are 
 good for Coughs and Con- 
 fumptions, and for Heat 
 of Urine. They in- 
 creafe Milk, and provoke 
 V enery. 
 
 PflfcUttJf. See The 
 LeJJer Celandine. 
 
 Plantain , in Latin 
 Plant ago. *Tis a Vulnera- 
 ry Herb. ’Tis ufed in 
 Fluxes of the Belly, for 
 Spitting of Blood, Run- 
 J»ng of the Reins, invo- 
 luntery Urine, and for 
 
 immoderate Fluxes of 
 the Courfes. ’Tis out- 
 wardly ufed to clcanfe 
 and heal Wounds and 
 Ulcers. The Juice by it 
 felf, or mix’d with the 
 Juice of Limon, is an ex- 
 cellent Diuretick. Half a 
 Dram of the Seeds taken 
 daily in Broth, or in an 
 Egg, is good to prevent 
 Milcarriage. Take twelve 
 Handfuls of Plantain- 
 leaves, fix Ounces of the 
 belli Roots of Comfrey • 
 prefs out the Juice of the 
 Leaves , and beat the 
 Roots in a Stone-Mor- 
 tar ; mix the Roots and 
 the Juice, and with a fuT 
 ficient quantity of Su- 
 gar make an Eledtuary : 
 Take the quantity of a 
 Nutmeg Night and Morn- 
 ing. This is an excel- 
 ! ient Remedy for Spitting 
 and Vomiting Blood. 
 Take of Plantain- water 
 two Ounces, of Rhubarb 
 powder’d two Scruples , 
 of ^yellow Myrobalans 
 pow’der’d one Scruple , 
 Syrup of dried Rofes half 
 an Ounce ; mix them , 
 and give it in the Morn- 
 ing ; two Hours after let 
 fomc Broth be taken. 
 
 This 
 
( i$9 ) 
 
 P L 
 
 This is excellent for an 
 immoderate Flux of the 
 Courfes. 
 
 jTrfw-ptontatn , in 
 
 Latin Plantago aquatica. 
 
 P L 
 
 peraturc. The Vermes 
 are like thofe of the other 
 Plantains. Plantain - rib- 
 wort is boyled in Pofler- 
 drink, and given before 
 Agues, which it cures fcgr 
 the crude Aftringency. 
 
 J Tis of an Aftringcnt 
 and Coolipg Tafte, and 
 us’d as fuch. 
 
 piatttain-rib-toD?t, in 
 
 Latin Plant ago quinquener- 
 via. 
 
 It has many Leaves flat 
 fpread upon the Ground , 
 narrow {harp-pointed, and 
 Rib’d for the moft part 
 with five Nerves or Si- 
 news, and therefore it is 
 call’d Quinquenervia ; in 
 the middle of whichLeaves 
 riles up a Crefted orRib’d 
 Stalk, bearing at the top 
 a dark or dusky Knap , 
 fet with a few white 
 Flowers like the Flowers 
 of Wheat, the Root and 
 other parts are like the o- 
 ther Plantains. Rib-wort 
 grows ahnoft every where, 
 in the Borders of Path- 
 ways and Fertil-fields. It 
 flowers when the other 
 Plantains do. Rib-wort 
 is cold and dry in Tem- 
 
 pium*trce , in Latin 
 Prunus. There are feveral 
 Kinds of them ; the Sowre 
 bind, the Sweet move the 
 Belly. The Eledtuary of 
 Plums , called EleBuari- 
 um Diaprunum, is made 
 of Damafcenes, in the fol- 
 lowing manner : Take of 
 frefti and ripe Damafcenes, 
 one Flundred, boyl them 
 in a fuflicient quantity of 
 Water till they are loft, 
 then pulp them through a 
 Sieve, boyl an Ounce of 
 Violet-flowers in the Li- 
 quor gently ; then {train 
 it, and add two Pounds of 
 Sugar, and boyl it to a Sy- 
 rup ; then add a Pound 
 and an half of the Pulp 
 above-mention’d, o t the 
 Pulp of Caflia and Ta- 
 marindsdtrain’d, and dif- 
 folv’d in a fmall quantity 
 of the Liquor, each one 
 Ounce ; boyl it again , 
 {fir it continually, adding 
 the following Powders ; 
 
 Sanders, 
 
C * 9 * J 
 
 PO 
 
 P L 
 
 Sanders, Red and White 
 Rhubarb , of each three 
 Drams ; of RedERofes , 
 Violets, of the Seeds of 
 Purflain, of Eadive and 
 barberries ; of Gum-Tra- 
 gacanth,. and the Juice of 
 Liquor ilh , each two 
 
 Drams ; of the Greater 
 Cold Seeds , each one 
 Dram : Make an Electua- 
 ry according to Arc. Tins 
 Medicine is cold and moi- 
 ftening, and good in Fe- 
 vers, 
 
 Good Plum , the Wheat en 
 Pi ton , the Clufter-plum, 
 the Queen-Mother -Plum , 
 the Marble-Plum , the 
 Imperial Plumy the Peach- 
 Plum , the Peafcod-Plurn , 
 the Date-Plum y the Nut- 
 meg-plum , the Turkey- , 
 Plumy the Prince-Plum : 
 Lalt ripe, the Lammas- 
 Plum. The White Pear- 
 Plum, the Vcrdoch or Bul- 
 lace y are good for Pre- 
 fer v in g. 
 
 That all may know 
 what Plums are account- 
 ed the moft delicate, and 
 are moft commended for 
 generous and plealing 
 juice ; I. will here let 
 down the Names of the 
 chiefeft : The Bed, Blue 
 ■and Amber, t he Amt chiefs, 
 the Blacky and Green Da- 
 'maf eerie, the A larocco, the 
 Barbary , the Myrcbalant 
 Plum, the Apr; cocfP linn, 
 the CinnamonrPlum , the 
 Great Mogul and Tawny 
 Plum, the White, Bed 
 and BlacQ Pear-Plum, the 
 Green Ojlerly - Plum , the 
 Mufcle-Plum, the, Catalo- 
 ma-Plum, the White and\ 
 VJack^ Prunella , the Great j 
 
 ji)ol pODp , in Latin 
 Polypthilum. The Root, is 
 reckon’d among Purging- 
 Media nes ; but it purges 
 very gently. ’Pis very 
 proper in Obftr actions of 
 the My fencers , Liver and 
 Spleen ; for the Scurvy, 
 and Hypoccndriack Dif- 
 cafes. ’Tts gen orally ti- 
 led in Decoctions with 
 other Purging Medicines. 
 Take of the Root of 
 Polypody of the Oak half 
 an Ounce, of Dodder of 
 Thyme three Drams, of 
 Sena halt an Ounce, or 
 Tamarinds fix drams , of 
 Coriander - feeds three 
 Drams, of yellow Sanders 
 two Drams ; boyl them 
 in fourteen Ounces of 
 Fo*ui- 
 
( *9* ) 
 
 p a 
 
 Fountain-Water, till four-v 
 Ounces are con fumed ; 
 add two Drams of A- 
 g a rick , and one Dram 
 and an half of Rhubarb; 
 if rain it, and clarifLe it, 
 and add two Ounces of 
 the Purging- Syrup of 
 Apples : Take fix Ounces 
 (jit.ee in three or four 
 Days. This is proper for 
 Melancholy People. Take 
 of the Roots of Polypody, 
 Bugles, Sccrzonera, Bark 
 of Tamaris , and Roots 
 of Cappars, each half an 
 Ounce ; of Spleen-wort 
 one Handful and an 
 half ; of Agrimony, Mai- 
 den-hair, Balm, Dodder, 
 and Tops of Hops, each 
 half an Handful ; of Flow- 
 ers of Broom and Bo- 
 rage, each two Pugils ; 
 the Parings of four Pip- 
 pins ; boil them with a 
 Chicken in Spring-water, 
 for thin Broth : Take a 
 good Draught Morning 
 and Evening, with fifteen 
 Grains of Cream of Tar- 
 tar dilfolv’d in it, and rail 
 two Honrs after. This is 
 good in Hypochondriac!* 
 Dilcales,. 
 
 P o 
 
 t he popler * tree, in 
 
 Latin Pop ulus.. The Bark 
 of Poplar , ePpecially of 
 the White-Poplar , or A- 
 bele-tree, is ufed inward- 
 ly and outwardly for the 
 Hip-Gout, for the. Stran- 
 gury and Burns. Women 
 ufc the Buds of Black- 
 Poplar to beautifie and 
 thicken the Hair : They 
 are good alfo to r eafe Pain. 
 The Ointment is good for 
 hot Swellings , to eafe 
 the Pain of them : And 
 being applied to the No- 
 ftrils and Temples, it dif- 
 pofes to Sleep. ’Tis made 
 in the following manner : 
 Take of rhe frelh Buds of 
 Black Poplar a Pound and 
 an half, of the Leaves of 
 Violets and' NaveKv.crt, 
 each three Ounces ; of 
 new and unfaltcd Lard, 
 clear’d from the Skin and 
 walk'd, two Pounds ; 
 beat them, and mingle 
 them , and infufe them 
 together in May ; add the- 
 following Herbs bruis’d, 
 of the tender Tops of 
 Brambles, of the Leaves, 
 of Black-Poppy, Marir 
 drake, Henbane*. blight- 
 - fhacig, Lett ice, Hoc.fe- 
 leek 
 
( * 9 * ) 
 
 PO 
 
 P O 
 
 leek. Greater and Lelier 
 Bur-dock, each three Oun- 
 ces ; after the Tenth Day 
 pour on them a Pint of 
 Rofe-water ; boyl them 
 over a gentle Fire, flir- 
 ting them continually, till 
 all the fuperfluous Moi- 
 fture is confum’d ; then 
 {train it, and keep it for 
 ule. 
 
 or Com- 
 ^ofe, in Latin Papavcr 
 ]\iieas. The Flowers cool, 
 and affwage Pain, and 
 diipofe to Sleep. They 
 are chiefly ufed in Fevers, 
 for Pleurifies and -Qui ri- 
 fles, and other Difeafes 
 (efpecially of the Breaft) 
 that need cooling Medi- 
 cines. And for immo- 
 derate Fluxes of the 
 Courfes, the Powder, the { 
 diftilPd Water, the Sy- 
 rup and the Conferee of 
 them, are in ule • but 
 the Syrup is mo ft in i 
 ule, and is made in the 
 following manner : Take 
 of the frefh Flowers of 
 Red Poppies two pounds, 
 pour upon them two 
 Quarts of hot Fountain- 
 water ; prefs them out 
 the next day, and infufe 
 
 the fame Quantity of 
 Flowers in the Liquor 
 as before ; ftrain it 5 and 
 with a Quantity of Su- 
 gar equal in weight to 
 Liquor, make a Syrup 
 according to Art. Sur- 
 feit-water is made in the 
 following manner : Take 
 what Quantity of Brandy 
 you pleafe, lteep a good 
 Quantity of Red Poppies 
 therein, the black Bottoms 
 being firft cut off , when 
 the Colour is extracted, 
 prefs them out, and put in 
 frefh, and fo till the Bran- 
 dy has a very deep Tin- 
 cture - then put in Nut-, 
 megs, Cloves, Ginger and 
 Cinnamon, of each two 
 Drams to a Quart of the 
 Brandy : You may add 
 
 leme Fine Sugar if you 
 think fit : Keep it clofe 
 ftopt. ’Tis good for Sur- 
 feits, for Y ind, or IUncfs 
 of the Stomach. 
 
 White poppp, in Latin 
 Pnpaver. album. The Seeds 
 are ufed in Emul/Ions. 
 The belt Diaccdium is 
 made of the Heads and 
 Seeds in the following, 
 manner : Take fourteen 
 Ounces of the Heads of 
 White 
 
p o c 19? ; p g 
 
 White Poppies well dried, 
 inf life them twenty four 
 Hours in eight Pints of 
 Fountain-water ; boyi 
 them well ; then prefs 
 them out , and put a 
 pound and an half of 
 Sugar to the Liquor ■ then 
 boyl it to a Syrup. 
 
 The Juice of Poppies 
 thicken’d is call'd Opium:. 
 I mean, that which flows 
 out of its felf, the Head 
 being cut ; for the Juice 
 that is prefs’d out is call’d 
 Meconium, which is much 
 weaker than Opium. The 
 Turly low White Poppies 
 in Fields as we doWheat • 
 and every one carries 
 fome about him in War 
 and Peace. A certain 
 Jew declar’d , that forty 
 Camels laden wtth it, 
 come yearly from Paphla- 
 gonia, Cappadocia, Gallatin, 
 and Cilicia. A 'Tio\ can 
 can take a Dram at a 
 time, without any Injury. 
 The beft Opium is bitter 
 and hot, and of a yellow 
 Colour : It recreates the 
 Spirits, and provokes Ve- 
 ncry. Liquid Laudanum 
 is made in the following 
 manner : Take of Spanijh 
 
 Wine one Pint, of Opium 
 two Ounces , o<f Saffron 
 one Ounce , of Cinna- 
 mon and Cloves powder’d 
 each one Dram ; infufe 
 them together in B. M. 
 for two or three Days, 
 till the Liquor has a deep 
 Tindure ; ftrain it, and 
 keep it for ufe : The 
 Dole is iixteen Drops. 
 Matthews' s Pill is made in 
 the following manner z 
 Take of Salt of Tartar, 
 prepar’d with Nitre, four 
 Ounces, of Oil of Tur- 
 pentine eight Ounces; 
 mix them, and let them 
 fland in a moift and cold 
 Place eight, nine or ten 
 Months, or more, till the 
 Salt has taken up thrice 
 its weight of Oil, and is 
 become one thick Mafs 
 like Soap ; in the mean 
 time you muft ftir it of- 
 ten, and add the Oil as it 
 incorporates : Take of 
 
 this Soap fix Ounces, of 
 the beft Opium two Oun- 
 ces, of Blade and White 
 Hellebore powder’d, and 
 of Liquorifh , each two 
 Ounces ; mix them ex- 
 adly , adding as much 
 Oil of Turpentine as j$ 
 fufficient to make a Mafs 
 P for 
 
P R 
 
 ( i94 ) 
 
 for Pills, which muft be 
 kept moift with Oil^ 
 Turpentine. The Dele is 
 Ten Grains. The Opiat- 
 Plaifter is made in the 
 following manner : Take 
 of the Great Diachylon 
 four Ounces, of Quick, 
 ftlver two Ounces, of O- 
 pium one Ounce ; min- 
 gle them according to 
 Art. This is good to eafe 
 Pain. 
 
 ^Jtcfemafcam, or Stone- 
 crop, in Latin Sedum mi- 
 nus Vermiculare. 
 
 It is a low and little 
 Herb z The Stalks are 
 {lender and fliort 5 the 
 Leaves about thefe ftand 
 very thick , being fmall, 
 full-body *d, {harp-pointed 
 and full of Juice. The 
 Flowers ftand on the Top, 
 and are very fmall, of a 
 yellow Colour, and of a 
 jfharp biting Tafte. The 
 Root confifts of nothing 
 but Fibres. It grows e- 
 very where in Stony and 
 dry Places, in Chinks 
 and Crannies of oldWalls, 
 and on the Tops of Hou- 
 les : It is always green. 
 It taftes waterifh , acid 
 , and rough. The Root is 
 
 bittcrilh and aftringent. I 
 It is of the nature of I 
 great Hous-leek , biting 
 and aftringent. 
 
 primrofe , in Latin 
 
 Primula veris. ’Tis hot' 1 
 and dry, and of an aftrin- I 
 gent 1'afte. ’Tis very ) 
 good for Flegmatick and > 
 Melancholy Difeafes, and ) 
 for Fluxes of the Belly, 5 
 and to ftrengthen the Sto- 
 mach. 
 
 privet, or Prim Print , \ 
 in Latin Ligufirum. 
 
 Privet is a Shrub j 
 growing like a Hedge- j 
 Tree : The Branches and ] 
 Twigs of it are {freight,! 
 and cover’d with foft gli- 
 ttering Leaves of a deep! 
 green Colour, like thofe J 
 of Perwinkle ; but yeti 
 longer ; greater alfo than j 
 the Leaves of the Olive- 
 tree. The Flowers are 
 white, fweet of fmcll ,| 
 very fmall , growing, 
 in Clufters ; which! 
 being faded , there fuc- 
 ceed Clufters of Berries 
 at the firft green , and 
 when they are ripe , 
 black like a little Clu- 
 fter of Grapes, which 
 yield a purple Juice : 
 The Root grows every 
 way 
 
P R 
 
 C 19? ) -PR 
 
 Way ; oblique or aflope : 
 It flowers in the End of 
 ! May, or in June. The 
 Berries are ripe in Au- 
 tumn or about Winter, 
 which fometimes conti- 
 nue all the Winter long ; 
 but in the mean time 
 the Leaves fall away , 
 and in the Spring 
 New come up in their 
 Places. 
 
 The Leaves and Fruit 
 of Privet are cold, dry 
 and aftrihgent. The Leaves 
 of Privet cure the Swel- 
 lings, Apoftumations and 
 Ulcers of the Mouth and 
 Throat, being gargarized 
 with the Juice or De- 
 codlion of them ; and 
 therefore they are excel- 
 lent to be put into Lotions 
 to wafli Cankers and Sores 
 in Childrens Mouths. 
 
 P2iCfcU)CJ0$ .See Swindle- 
 Tree. 
 
 Englijh ]B)UneS , or 
 Plums, call’d Biillace , in 
 Latin Prunus . The White 
 ind Black are Cooling 
 [nd Aftringent : They are 
 food for Fluxes of the 
 pelly. The Flowers are 
 
 Cathartick. The Gum dif- 
 folv’d in Vinegar, cures 
 Tetters. Ropy Wine is 
 cured in the following 
 manner : Take the Fruit, 
 beat and dry it in the Airj 
 put more or lefs of it into 
 the Veffd, according to the 
 quantity of Wine ; ltmuft 
 be well ftirr’d about, and 
 then the Veflel mult be 
 Hop’d up fo eight or ten 
 Days, and you will find it 
 foon recover’d. The fol- 
 lowing Plums are molt 
 efteem’d: The Red, Blue and 
 Amber Primordiany the Vio- 
 iet-Plum, Bed, Blue and 
 Amber, the Mat chiefs, the 
 Bind 'i and greenDamafcene , 
 the Morocco, the Barbary, 
 the Myrebolane-Plum, the 
 ApricocfPlum, the Cinna * 
 mon-Plum , the Great Mo- 
 gul and Taveny -Plum , the 
 whitei Bed and Blacky Pear- 
 Plum, the greenOficrly-Plum, 
 the MuJ cle-Plum, the Cata- 
 lonia -Plum, the White and 
 Blac!^ Prunella , the Bonum. 
 magnumj thewheaten-Plum, 
 the Cluftcr-Plum,theQucen- 
 Mcther-Plum, , the Maple- 
 Plu m, the Imperial-Plum , 
 the Peach-Plum , the peafe- 
 Cod-Plum, the Date-Plum 
 WhitCi Tellow and lied • 
 O z the 
 
 
P U ( 196 ) 
 
 QU 
 
 the Nutmeg-Plum, thcTur- 
 ky-Plum, the Prince-Plum , 
 ripe l aft ; the Lammas- 
 Plum , the White Pear- 
 Plum, and Damafcens. 
 
 Pttff-ballS. See Dufty 
 Mujhroom. 
 
 pus&tng*gvafs . See 
 
 Pctmy-royal. 
 
 pumpiou , in Latin 
 Pcpo. ’Tis cold, and ve- 
 ry mo ill : It provokes U- 
 rine, the Nouriflimcnt of 
 it is very fmalL The Seed 
 is one of the four greater 
 Cold Seeds. 
 
 pUtflatU , in Latin 
 Portulaca. *Tis cold and 
 moift. It provokes Ap- 
 petite. It cures Heat of 
 Urine, and Running of 
 the Reins. The Juice 
 mix T d with Oyl of Rofes, 
 cures Burns and Inflam- 
 mations. ’Tis good for 
 Coughs, and Shortncfs of 
 Breath. 
 
 Q- 
 
 Q tCJtnee-trce , in Latin 
 _ Malus Cydonia. The 
 Fruit is very agreeable to 
 the Stomach. ’Tis aflrin- 
 gent, and cures Spitting of 
 Blood, the Bloody-Flux, 
 and all other Fluxes. The 
 Mucilage of the Seeds, ex- 
 tracted with Spawn of 
 Frog’s-watcr, is an excel- 
 lent Gargarifm in Fevers. 
 The Syrup of Quinces is 
 made in the following man- 
 ner : Take of the Juice fix 
 Pints, boyl half away, add 
 three Pounds of Sugar, and 
 make a Syrup : The Dole 
 is one Ounce in l'otne pro- 
 per Water. Marmalade 
 of Quinces is made in 
 the following manner : 
 Pare the Quinces , cut 
 them, and take out the 
 Core ; weigh them, and 
 put them into cold Wa 
 ter ; take the fame quan- 
 tity of Sugar, and difi'olvc 
 it with a little W atcr 
 boyl it, and take ofl th 
 Scum ; then put in th 
 Quinces, and let them on 
 a gentle Fire, clofe co- 
 ver’d, till they are of a 
 
 good 
 
 11 n a 
 
R A 
 
 R A ,( i97 ) 
 
 good Colour , then un- j 
 cover them ; then increafe j 
 the Fire, and boy! them 
 to a JcHy. 
 
 R. 
 
 |3 Latin Rapha- 
 
 FV mis fntivus. Tisoft- 
 ncr ufed in the K. itch in 
 than for Medicine ; but 
 it is good lor the Stone , 
 and to force Urine. It 
 Hrengthens the Stomach, 
 and helps Conco&ion. 
 
 Horfc-l\mty, in Latin 
 Rap ha m is Rujiicanus. It 
 provokes Appetite , but 
 it hurts the Head. It ex- 
 pels Gravel, and forces 
 Urine, and is commend- 
 ed for Coughs ; and is 
 reckon’d a Speciiick in the 
 Scurvy. The Compound- 
 ed Water of it is much 
 in ufe , and is made in 
 the following manner : 
 Take of the Leaves of 
 Garden and Sea-Scurvy- 
 grafs , gather’d in the 
 Spring-time , each iix 
 Pounds ; beat them, and 
 prefs out the Juice ; min- 
 gle with it the Juice of 
 
 Watcr-crelLs and Brook- 
 lime, each a Pint and an 
 half; of the bcH White- 
 wine, four Quarts, twelve 
 Limons lliced, of the frdh 
 Roots of Briony fottr 
 Pounds, of Horfc-Radifh- 
 roots two Pounds , of 
 Wake-Robin - roots half an 
 Ounce, of Winteran Bark, 
 and Nutmegs, each lour 
 Ounces ; infufe them three 
 Days , and then diftil 
 them : The Dole is two 
 Ounces. Take one Spoon- 
 ful of the Shavings of 
 
 Horfc-Radifli-roots, twelve 
 
 Leaves of Scurvy-grals , 
 twenty Raihns of the 
 Sun Honed, put them in- 
 to a Quart of Beer ; let 
 them Hand clofe Hop’d 
 all Night, drink of it the 
 next Day, at Meals, ^and 
 at anv other time. This 
 has done much good in 
 the Scurvy. 
 
 Common Uag-toojt, in 
 
 Latin Jacobxa vulgar k* 
 The Root has many 
 large, white Fibres, that 
 Hick faH in the Ground, 
 It has many times lcve- 
 ral Stalks, and feme- 
 times but one ; they are 
 round', channelM, fomo 
 O 3 times 
 
R A 
 
 R A 
 
 ( 198 ) 
 
 times fmooth, fometimes 
 downy, three Foot high, 
 and fometimes higher, di- 
 vided at the top into 
 Branches. It has many 
 long and Jarge green 
 Leaves , lying on the 
 Ground, of a dark-green 
 Colour, rent and torn in 
 the Sides into many Pie- 
 ces : The Leaves on the 
 Stalks are the fame. Tfe 
 Flowers are yellow, and 
 confift of many Leaves j 
 when they are ripe they 
 turn into Down. The 
 Seed is very fmall. 
 
 Ir cures Ulcers, Inflam- 
 
 CuW high, fet with fuch 
 like Leaves as thofe are of 
 the firff Springing up, but 
 fmaller , bearing at the 
 top of the Stalk a great 
 thick bufhy Ear, full of 
 !itde long Flowers, clofely 
 thruft together like a Fox 
 1 ail : \V hich fmall Flow- 
 ers, before their opening 
 are like little crooked 
 Horns, and being wide 
 opened they are fmall 
 blue Bells , fometimes 
 white, or fometimes pur- 
 ple. The Root is white, 
 and as thick as a Mans 
 Thumb. 
 
 maticns , and a Fiftula. 
 Being applied hot 'to 
 the Belly, in form of a 
 Cataplalm, it cures the 
 Gripes. 
 
 3&impt'ong! , in Latin 
 Jtffunculus. 
 
 The great Rampion 
 being . cue of the Bell- 
 flowers , hath Leaves 
 which come forth at firft 
 fo me what large and 
 broad* fmooth and plain, 
 not unlike the Leaves of 
 the final left Beet , among 
 which pife up Stems one 
 
 The Second kind being 
 likewife one of the Bell- 
 Flowers, and yet a wild 
 kind of Rampion , has 
 Leaves at his coming up 
 like fhe Garden Bell- 
 flower. T he Leaves which 
 Spring up afterward for 
 the decking up of the 
 Stalk , are lemewhat 
 longer and narrower. 
 The Flowers grow at the 
 top of tender and brittle 
 Stalks, like little Bells , 
 of a bright blue Colour, 
 fometimes white or pur- 
 ple. The Root is fmall, 
 long, and fomewflat thick. 
 
 The 
 
R A 
 
 R A 
 
 ( 109 ) 
 
 The Firft is Set and Sown 
 in Gardens, the Second 
 a rows in "Woods and Sha- 
 dy places, in fat and cl a) ic 
 S oils. 
 
 The Roots are of a 
 cold Temperature , and 
 fomewhat binding. The 
 Roots are efpecially us’d 
 in Sallads, feme affirm, 
 That the Dcco&icn of 
 the Roots is good for all 
 Inflammations of thc^ 
 Mouth, and Almonds of 
 the Throat , and other 
 Difeafes happening in the 
 Mouth and I hroat , as 
 the other Throat-worts. 
 ’Tis a Milky Plant, Sweet, 
 and Sub-acrid. It is good 
 for Diet. And as Phyfi- 
 cal, it’s Pedoral and Di 
 uretick by the Acrimony. 
 
 ilamrons, in Latin Al- 
 lium urfinum. 
 
 Ramfons fend forth two 
 or three broad longilh 
 Leaves , fnarp-pointed , 
 fmooth , and of a light 
 green Colour, i he Stadc 
 is a Span high , fmooth 
 and flender , bearing at 
 the top a Clufter of white 
 Star-fafhioned Flowers, 
 
 Inftead of a Root it hath 
 a flender Bujbe , which 
 fends down a Multitude 
 of Strings, and is cover’d 
 with Skins or thick Coats. 
 Ramfons grow in the 
 Woods and Borders of 
 Fields under Hedges, a- 
 mong the Bullies. The 
 Leaves of Ramfons are 
 ftamp’d and eaten by ma- 
 ny in the Low-Countries , 
 with Fifli for Sauce, as 
 we eat green Sauce made 
 of Sorrel. The Leaves 
 may be eaten in April and 
 May , with Butter, by thole 
 that are of a ftrong Con- 
 ftitution, and Labouring- 
 Men^ The diifill’d Wa- 
 ter breaks and expels the 
 Stone, and provokes U- 
 rine. They lmell like 
 Leeks, and their Tafte is 
 the fame. The Roots re- 
 fernble Leeks. They are 
 very Mucilaginous and A- 
 crid , with a Garlick 
 Smell, and of the fame 
 Vertue as Leeks. 
 
 Idafpbmp-bufy, ill La- 
 tin Rubus ld<£us. The 
 Berries arc very cordial, 
 and tafte very well. The 
 Syrup of it is very good 
 in Fevers, and is made 
 
 
C 200 J 
 
 R E 
 
 in the following manner : 
 Take of the Clarified 
 Juice, and of Sugar, e- 
 qual Parts • make a Sy- 
 rup. Take of the Syrup 
 of Rafp- berries arid Juiy- 
 flowers, each two Oun- 
 ces • of the Juice of Ker- 
 mes one Ounce ■ make 
 a Mixture: Take a Spoon- 
 ful every Morning. This 
 is a Cordial for Women 
 before Delivery. 
 
 RcJ-Kctttle , or Loufe- 
 wort, in Latin Pcdicularis. 
 
 Red-Rattle hath very 
 finall , rent , or jagg’d 
 Leaves , of a brown red 
 Colour, and weak, fm all 
 and tender Stalks , whereof 
 fome lie trailing upon the 
 Ground • in , very' 
 Moorifh Meadows they 
 grow a Cubit high and 
 tnore, but in moift and 
 wet Heaths, andTuch bar-! 
 ten Grounds not above an 
 Handful fvgh .-'The Flow- 
 ers grow about the Stalk, 
 from the midft thereof 
 evc.'n to the top , and are 
 of a brown red Colour, in 
 fhape like the Flowers of 
 Dead-Nettle, which being 
 rail, there fucc^d little 
 
 flat Pouches, wherein is 
 contain’d flat and blackifh 
 Seed : Lhe Root is fmall, 
 white and tender. It 
 grows in moift and moor- 
 rih AJeadows, It is held 
 to be good for Fiftula’s 
 and hollow Ulcers, and 
 to ftay the overflowing of 
 the Menfcs, or any other 
 Flux of Blood, if it be 
 boyi’d in Red Wine and 
 Drunk. It taftes fweet, 
 and fmells like green Peaf- 
 cods. It is as good for 
 the Scurvy as Fitches, and 
 is Diuretick. 
 
 l^eH-barrob , or c*- 
 
 mod f, in Latin Anonis. It 
 spreads its Roct far and 
 hBar , they are white' , 
 and hard ro break. The 
 Stalks are woody , and 
 threfc or four Foot high , 
 pound, hairy , ^and red- 
 difh ; fometirries it has 
 Prickles, and lomacimcs 
 not. The Flowers grow 
 at i lie top , like Pcafe- 
 idoftoms. Small, round 
 Cods contain the Seeds. ' 
 
 The Bark of the J^oot, 
 and the Root it lel'f, ' pro- 
 vokes Urine , ‘ and expels 
 Gravel, and cafes the Pain 
 •of 
 
R O 
 
 ( 201 ) 
 
 R O 
 
 of the Teeth, and opens 
 Obftrubtions of the Liver, 
 being infus’d in Wine, or 
 boyl’d in Poflct-dtink, and 
 taken inwardly for lorne 
 time. 
 
 in ^atin Sccale. 
 ’Tis the next Corn in 
 goodnefs to Wheat. Bread 
 made of it is black and 
 heavy, and hard to digeft ; 
 and it purges and gripes 
 thole that are not tiled to 
 it ; but it keeps moilt 
 longer than Wheaten 
 Bread. The courfc Flow- 
 er of it put into a Cloth , 
 and applied to the Head, 
 cures inveterate Head- 
 aches ; and fo applied 
 is good for Mad People. 
 
 it CRCC , or Wintcr- 
 Crdffcs , in Latin Bariarea. 
 It has an oblong, white, 
 thick, Perennial Root, ol 
 an acrid Talfe, The 
 Stalks are a Cubit high, 
 channcl’d, Arong, and lull 
 of Pith - with many 
 Wings , ’ wherein the 
 Leaves are ; Idler than 
 thofe of Radilh, and re- 
 fembling the Leaf of 
 Crclfes at the Extremity 
 of it, by extream Jags j 
 
 they are of a dark-green 
 Colour, and fhine ; they 
 do no? tafte fo quick as 
 the Root. From the 
 Wings of the Leaves, to- 
 wards theTop-ftalk, come 
 many (mall Branches, 
 whereon, as alfo on the 
 Top-ftal(c, fmall yellow 
 Flowers, confifting of four 
 Leaves, run up into Jong 
 Ears. The Cods are fmall 
 round, and about an Inch 
 long, prdlcfj to the Stalks, 
 wherein are fmall Seeds, 
 of a brown Colour. The' 
 whole Plant is fmooth. 
 The Flowers are placed 
 on fliort Foot-ftalks. It 
 grows near Ditches and 
 Rivers , and Runnnig-wa- 
 ters ; and fometimes alfo 
 on plow’d Grounds. It 
 flowers in May and June. 
 
 ’Tis acrid and hot, and 
 much of the fame Virtue 
 with Crefles. ’Tis mix’d 
 with Sallets, efpecially in 
 the Winter-time , when 
 Crefles are fcarce ; where- 
 fore Tis called Winter- 
 Crefs. ’Tis good in the 
 Scurvy. The Juice of it 
 is mix'd with Ointments, 
 to clean (e fordid and im- 
 pure Ulcers. The Seed 
 is 
 
R O 
 
 ( 202 ) R O 
 
 is Lithontriptick, and Di- 
 uretick. 
 
 Wild-\fcQ<tkCt , in Latin 
 Fruca filvejlris. The Root 
 is white, thick and long, 
 and has many Stalks, with 
 many Wings 3 they are 
 channel’d, and a little hai- 
 ry. The Leaves are cut 
 in like Dandelion 3 they 
 are fmooth , and of a 
 deep green Colour, and 
 tafte hot. The Flowers 
 are yellow. It has long, 
 angled , upright Cods. 
 The Seeds are like the 
 Seeds of Wild Muftard 3 
 they are acrid , and bit- 
 terifh. It grows upon and 
 about W alls, and among 
 Rubbifh. 
 
 ’Tis hot and dry. Tis 
 chiefly ufed to ftimulate 
 Venery, and for Prefer- 
 vation againft Apoplexies. 
 Outwardly applied, it ex- 
 traifts Splinters of Bones. 
 
 The ROiC, in Latin I{ofa. 
 There are ieveral forts of 
 Roles : Red Rofe , th e 
 Damasl^Rcfe, the Damask^- 
 Provincc-Rofs ,the Dog-, 
 the P imp erne l- Rofc , 
 greater Applc~Rofe,the 
 
 gle Cinnarnon-Rofe , the 
 Double Cinnamon-Rofe , the 
 Wild-Briar, or Mufeovy, 
 the Virginian Briar-Rofcj 
 the White Rofe, the Musi 
 the Ever ^green Rpfc, 
 the Single Tellovo Rofe, the 
 Double Tellovo Rofe , the 
 Monthly Rofe, the Monday - 
 Rofe, the Francfor t-Rof, 
 the Hungarian-%/e , the 
 York and. Lancafter. 
 
 The Red Rofe is aftrin- 
 gent, and bitter: It com- 
 forts the Heart , and 
 ftrengthens the ftomach. 
 It cures the Whites, and an 
 immoderate Flux of the 
 Courfcs. It flops Erupti- 
 ons of the Blood, and 
 Fluxes of the Belly. A 
 Decodiion of it is ufed for 
 the Head-ach, and Pains 
 in the Eyes, Ears, Throat 
 and Gums. The diftiii’d 
 Water of it is Cordial, 
 and refrefhes the Spirits. 
 The following Medicines 
 are made of Red Bmfes : 
 1. The Vinegar of Roles, 
 which , mix’d with the 
 diftiii’d Water, is good 
 for Red nefs or Inflamma- 
 tions of the Eyes 3 and 
 ufed to bathe the Tem- 
 ples in the Head-ach, and 
 
R O 
 
 ( 203 ) R O 
 
 to procure Sleep. 1 . A- 
 romaticum I^ofatum • which 
 is Cordial. 3. Conferee 
 of Rofes ; which is mpeh 
 in ufe for {topping Ca- 
 tarrhs , and Running of 
 the Reins, and Fluxes of 
 the Belly. ’Tis made in 
 the following manner : 
 Take of Red Rofes one 
 Pound ; they muft be ga- 
 ther’d in a dry Seafon, be- 
 fore they are quitfe fpread ; 
 clip off the yellow Bottoms, 
 beat them well in a 
 Stone-Mortar , till they 
 come to a Mafs, like a 
 Pulp ; then add two 
 Pounds of White Sugar, 
 beat it with Rofes till it 
 is well mix’d ; then put 
 it into a Pot, cover’d on- 
 ly with a Paper , and let 
 it Hand in the Sun a Fort- 
 night or three Weeks , 
 ftirring it once or twice 
 a Week. Take of Con- 
 ferve of Red Rofes V:- 
 jtriolatpd four Ounces, of 
 the Elesffuary of Salfa- 
 fras one Ounce, of Oli- 
 banum powder’d one 
 Dram , of Diacodium 
 a fufficient quantity ; 
 make an Electuary : Take 
 the quantity of a Nutmeg 
 Morning and Evening. 
 
 This is excellent for Hop- 
 ping Tickling Coughs. 
 
 4. The Tindture of Ro- 
 fes, made in the follow- 
 ing manner, is commend- 
 edfor aRheumatifm: Take 
 of dried Red Rofes one 
 Ounce, of warm Water 
 three Pints , of Spirit of 
 Sulphure, or Vitriol, one 
 Dram . and an half ; in- 
 fufe them fix Hours ; 
 to the {train’d Liquor 
 add half a Pound of white 
 Sugar : Take a Draught 
 twice or thrice a Day. 
 
 5. Strain’d Hony of Ro- 
 fes ; which is good to 
 walk the Mouth and 
 Throat when they are 
 fore, or any other Parr. 
 
 6. Sugar of Rofes ; which 
 
 is good for Coughs. 7. 
 Syrup of dried Rofes ; 
 which is much in ufe , 
 and is, indeed, an excel- 
 lent Medicine : It com- 
 forts the Heart , refifts 
 Putrefaction and Hops 
 Fluxes of all forts. ’Tis 
 made in the following' 
 manner : Take two 
 
 Quarts of hot Water, in- 
 fufc in it half a Pound of 
 Red Rofes, dried in the 
 Sun ; the next Day prefs 
 it out , and with two 
 
 Pqunds 
 
R O 
 
 R O 
 
 ( 294 ) 
 
 Pounds of Sugar make a 
 Syrup. 1. Oyl of Rofes. 
 9. Eleduary of Rofes. 
 12. Ointment of Rofes. 
 Of Damask - Rofes are 
 made Syrup of Rofes So- 
 lutive, a diftiil’d Water, 
 Aloes Rofat, and Hony of 
 Rofes Solutive. The Sy- 
 rup is much in ufe, and 
 made in the following 
 manner : Take of hot 
 
 Fountain- water two quarts, 
 of frefh. Damask-Rofes as 
 many as the Water will 
 contain 5 infufe them in 
 a dole Velfel twelve 
 Hours, then prefs it out, 
 and heat the Liquor a- 
 again, and put the Rofes 
 in as before , and infufe 
 them again ; and fo do 
 three or four times , in- 
 creafing the Quantity of 
 Rofes as the Liquor in- j 
 creafes ; then add to fix 
 Parts of the Liquor, four 
 Parts of Sugar, and make 
 a Syrup according to Art. 
 It purges gently : It may 
 be taken, from one Ounce 
 to four. Hony of Rofes 
 Solutive is alfo Purging 
 and Opening, and is of- 
 ten given "in Clyfters ; 
 and fo is the Syrup. 
 
 See CManttne, or Sweet- 
 
 •1 
 
 iSofenjarp , in Latin 
 fyjmarinus. The Leaves, 
 the Flowers and Seeds 
 are in ufe : They are Cc- 
 phalick f Uterine , and 
 proper for the Nerves. 
 They are chiefly ufed for 
 Difeafcs of the Head and 
 Nerves , for Apoplexies, 
 Palfies , Falling - ficknefs, 
 and Giddincfs.They quick- 
 en the Sight , and help 
 the Memory, and cure a 
 Stinking - Breath. They 
 are ufed for the Whites, 
 and Jaundice. And they 
 comfort the Heart , and 
 open Obftrudfions of the 
 Liver, Spleen and Womb. 
 
 The Herb burnt, corrects 
 the Air, and renders it 
 wholefom in the time of a 
 Plague. A Decodfion of 
 it in Water, taken before 
 Exercifc, cures the Jaun- 
 dice. The Seed taken in 
 Wine, does the fame. 
 
 The Tops of it infus’d in 
 Wine or Beer, and taken 
 daily, cure the Pallie, and 
 other Difcafes of the Ner- 
 ves. The Flowers dried, 
 and taken in a Pipe, like 
 Tobacco, are good for a 
 Cough 
 
R U 
 
 R U 
 
 ( 20 $ ) 
 
 Cough and Confumption, 
 The Chymical Oyl of it, 
 taken in a proper Deco- 
 dicn , has cured many 
 Tertian-Agues : Four or 
 
 Six Drops are the Dofe. 
 
 A eel pc rate and long Di- 
 arrhoea has been cured 
 wiT Rofcmary-wine. The 
 Queen of Hungary's Wa- 
 ter is made of Flowers in- 
 fus’d in Spirit of Wine. 
 
 t&Uf, in Latin Rut a. It 
 digefts and cuts clammy 
 and grofs Humours. It 
 expels Wind , and is a 
 Prefervative againft the 
 Plague, and other Malig- 
 nant Difeafcs. It quickens 
 the Sight, and fuppreffes 
 Venery. It docs good in 
 a Pleurifie. It ftrengthens 
 the Stomach, and cures 
 the Cholick, and the Bi- 
 ting of a Mad Dog. It 
 alfo provokes the Courfes, 
 and Urine. ’Tis ufed 
 outwardly for the Biting 
 of a Serpent, for Carbun- 
 cles, and to drive away 
 the Fits of Fevers. For 
 an Epilepfie, take of the 
 Juice of Rue one Ounce 
 and an half, an Ounce of 
 Oxymel of Squills mix’d. 
 The diftiU’d Water of it 
 
 is much in ufe for Hy- 
 fterick Fits, and Uterine 
 Difeafes. 
 
 Meadow- Hue, in Latin 
 T halt drum.' 
 
 It is of a dry, bitterifti 
 and fweet tafte, and of a 
 ftrong Scent. Itmayloof- 
 en the Belly, and feems to 
 be like Columbine of the 
 Pea-Clafs. Galen makes 
 it a Vulnerary. 
 
 Hupture-to0?t, in La- 
 tin Herniaria. It covers 
 the Ground with many 
 Branches, which rife from 
 a fmall Root ; the Branch- 
 es are round , and full of 
 Joints. It has fmall Leaves, 
 lefler than thofe of 
 Thyme ; they are of a 
 yellow i Hi green Colour , 
 and of an acrid Tafte, 
 It has abundance of fmall, 
 yellowifti Flowers. 
 
 Tis good for the Bi- 
 ting of a Viper. It won- 
 derfully cures Ruptures, a 
 Dram 6f the Herb, in 
 Powder, being taken fe- 
 vcral times j or a Deco- 
 dfion of the Herb in 
 Wine. 
 
 Common 
 
R U 
 
 ( 206 ) 
 
 S A 
 
 Common ttttQftef, in La- 
 tin juncus icvis . 
 
 The Roots of our com- 
 mon Rufhes are long and 
 hairy , fpreading largely 
 in the Ground , from 
 which, as from one entire 
 Tuft , proceed a great 
 many fmall Rudies ; fo 
 well known, that I need 
 fpend no time in defen- 
 ding them. ThefeRulhes 
 are of a dry Nature. The 
 Seed of Rulhes dried at 
 the Fire, and drunk with 
 Wine, ftayeth the Disk, 
 and the overmuch flowing 
 of W omens Terms : Of 
 which Galen gives this 
 Real on , becaufe their 
 Temperature confflb of 
 an Earthly Eflence , mo- 
 derately cold and watery, 
 and meanly hot , there- 
 fore do they the more 
 eallly dry up the lowex- 
 parts, and by little and 
 hrtle fend _ up the cold 
 Humours into the Head, 
 whereby Drowfinefe and 
 die Head-ach are caufed. 
 The tender Leaves that 
 are next the Root make a 
 convenient Ointment a- 
 gainft the bitings of the 
 
 Spider calld Phalagium* 
 The Seed of the Buil-rufh 
 is moft Sopoferous , and 
 therefore greater care mufl 
 be taken in the Admini- 
 ftration of it. 
 
 S. 
 
 C^ffCOn, in Latin Crocus* 
 ^ The moderate ufe of 
 it is good for the Brain. It 
 renders the Scnfcs brisk f 
 It fhakes ofl Sleep and 
 Dulnefs, and chears and 
 ftrengthens the Heart. It 
 concods the Crude Hu- 
 mours of the Breaft, and 
 opens the Lungs, and frees 
 them from Obftrudions , 
 And it is Inch an eftedual 
 Remedy for the Breaft and 
 Lungs, that it foinetimes 
 revives Confumptive Peo- 
 ple, when they are, in a 
 manner, worn out. ’Tis 
 frequently ul'ed in Fainr- 
 ings, for Apoplexies, in the 
 Jaundice, and for Obftru- 
 dions of the Liver, in the 
 Plague, and other Malig- 
 nant Difeafes. ’Tis alfo 
 good in an Afthma, mix'd 
 withOylof Almonds. It 
 provokes Urine, and the 
 Courfesy 
 
Courfes, andhaftens Deli- 1 
 very. Half a Scruple, orl 
 a Scruple at molt, infus u l 
 in Canary-wine, is very 
 effectual in the Jaundice. 
 ’Tis much ufed to drive 
 out the Small-Pox ; but, 
 undoubtedly, it does many 
 times much hurt, by infla- 
 ming the Blood, and occa- 
 fioning Frenfles, and ma- 
 king them Flux. But you 
 may lee at large the MiC- 
 chiefs of hot Medicines 
 and Methods, by Dr. Sy- 
 denham a Treatife of the 
 Small Pox and Meafles, 
 which I tranflated levcral 
 Years ago. Tindture of 
 Saffron is made in the 
 following manner : Take 
 of Saffron two Drams , 
 of Treacle - water eight 
 Ounces ; digeft them fix 
 Days, and ftrain out the 
 Tindture , and keep it 
 clofe Hop’d for ufe. 
 
 St. ifoin , or Co k' s : 
 
 Head, in Latin Qnobrychu , 
 five caput G allin ace utn* 
 
 Onobrychis hath many 
 fmall and twiggie pliant 
 Branches , ramping and 
 creeping through and a- 
 bout Bullies, or whatever 
 
 it grows near unto : The 
 Flowers grow at the Top 
 of fmall naked Stalks ; in 
 fhape like the Peaie 
 Bloom , but of a Purple 
 Colour , overlaid with 
 Blue, which turn into fmall 
 round prickly Husks, that 
 are nothing elfe but the 
 Seed. 
 
 Sj>age, in Latin Salvia . 
 ’Tis counted very whole- 
 fom ; and therefore the 
 Leaves are eaten in the 
 Spring, with Butter, to 
 purifie the Blood, and to 
 preferve Health : But be- 
 caufe Toads are wont to 
 harbour under it, it ought 
 to be well walk’d before it 
 be eaten. And to drive 
 them away, and other Ve- 
 nomous Animals, the Ita- 
 lians plant Rue near it, or 
 among it. ’Tis Diuretick, 
 and provokes the Courfes. 
 *Tis excellent for Difeafes 
 of the Head. For the 
 Whites, take of Sage, Sar- 
 faparilla and Balauftians, 
 each one Dram, in Broth, 
 in the Morning, for fome 
 Days. Being given with 
 Hony, it Hops Spitting of 
 Blood. A Palfie in the 
 Hands has been cured By 
 walhing them with Wine 
 wherein 
 
S A 
 
 S A ( 208 ) 
 
 wherein Sage was infus’d. 
 A Palfie of the Mufcles 
 ferving for Swallowing, is 
 cured by walhing of the 
 Mouth and Throat with a 
 Decodbion of Sage^ made 
 in Wine. The fame cures 
 the Heart-burning, taken 
 inwardly; 
 
 , in Latin 
 Salvia agrejhs. It provokes 
 Urine, and the Couries j 
 and is ufed for the French- 
 Pox. Tis a good Wound- 
 herb, either taken inward- 
 ly, or outwardly appli- 
 ed. ’Tis excellent for the 
 Scurvy. 
 
 ^atnptrg , in Latin 
 
 Crithmum witzYinutn. ’Tis a 
 very juicy Herb, it fpreads 
 much, and- is about a Foot 
 high. The leaves are 
 broader and l'liorter than 
 rhoie or Fennel ; and they 
 are thicker , and not fo 
 much cut ; they are of a 
 deep green Colour, and of 
 a faltilh Tafte. The Stalk 
 is as green as a Leek. The 
 Root is thick, long, and 
 lafting ; and of a fweer, 
 acrid and Aromatick 
 Tafte. 
 
 S empire pickled is very 
 palatable, and agreeable to 
 the Stomach. It provokes 
 Urine moderately , and 
 opens Obftruciiorts of the 
 Bowels, and excites Appe* 
 tite. 
 
 . Sailicle, in Latin Sn- 
 nicuiri, I he Root is bit- 
 ter, hot, white within , 
 black without , and is fi- 
 brous, The Leaves arc 
 of a fiiining Green, ftitfj 
 and almcft round j they 
 arc dividecNntofive Parts, 
 and neatly indented. The 
 Stalk is about two Foot 
 high, fmooth, and with* 
 out .Knots. The Flowers 
 are placed at the top, as 
 it were in Umbels ; they 
 are fmall and white, or 
 a little redd i Ih. Two 
 Seeds fuccecd each Flow- 
 er. It grows in Hedges 
 and Woods, and flowers 
 in A lay,. 
 
 ’TisanexcellcntWound- 
 herb ; and is boyl’d in 
 Vulnerary Dcco&ions, for 
 outward and inward 
 Wounds , for Eruptions 
 of Blood, for Ulcers and 
 the Bloouy-Flux. Take 
 of 
 
S A ( 209 ) S A 
 
 of the Leaves of Sanicle, 
 and Millefoil K each one 
 Dram and an half; Leaves 
 of Ground-pine oneDram, 
 of the Species of Dia- 
 tragacanth frigid four 
 Sdruples, of Sal Prunella 
 two Scruples ; make them 
 into a Powder , and with 
 a fufficient quantity of 
 Lucatcllus s Balfam, make 
 a Mafs of Pills : Take 
 four Morning and Eve- 
 ning. Thefe Pills are 
 good for an Ulcer in 
 the Bladder. The Star- 
 ting of the Navel has 
 been cured in many Chil- 
 dren, with a Cataplafm 
 made with Wine and this 
 Herb, and bound clofe 
 on ; Comfrey , bruis’d , 
 being applied to the 
 Small of the Back at the 
 fame time. 
 
 battue, in Latin Sa- 
 bina. The Leaves dry 
 and heat much. Being 
 powder’d, and mix’d with 
 Hony, and applied, cure 
 Ulcers that run much ; 
 and cleanfe thofe that are 
 Sordid ; and ftop thofe 
 that are Eating. Mix’d 
 with Cream , they cure 
 Children’s Scabby Heads. 
 
 It forces the Courfes, and 
 caufes Mifcarriage : Up- 
 on Which Account they 
 are too well known, and 
 too much ufed by Wench- 
 es. The Water of it 
 takes off Spots from the 
 Face. The Leaves of it 
 bruis ? d and applied to 
 Children’s Navels , kill 
 Worms. The Oyl of itu- 
 fed to their Bellies , does 
 the like. A Spoonful of 
 the Juice of it mix’d with 
 Milk, and fweeten ’d with 
 Sugar, has been given, with 
 great Succefs, to Children 
 that have had Worms : 
 And it is really an extra- 
 ordinary Medicine, and no 
 way dangerous. *Tis alfo 
 frequently given to Horf- 
 es, and other Cattel, for 
 the fame purpofe. Take 
 of the Leaves of dried 
 Savine, of the Roots of 
 Round Birth-wort , of 
 Troches, of Myrrh , of 
 Caftor, each one Dram g 
 of Cinnamon half a Dram, 
 of Saffron one Scruple g 
 mingle them , make a 
 Powder : Give a Dram 
 in Savine-water. This is 
 ufed to expel a dead Child. 
 
t 
 
 
 S A ( 
 
 iPalJOJp, in Latin Satu- 
 reia. *Tis hot, and acrid. 
 It provokes Urine, and 
 the Courfes. ’Tis good 
 tofeafon Meats andJ^roths, 
 and . procures Appetite. 
 ’Tis good for Difeafes of 
 the Breaft and Womb : 
 And it quickens the Sight. 
 'Tis uled outwardly to 
 difeufs Tumours, and to 
 eafe the Pains of the 
 Ears. 
 
 Meadow- 3>aj:ifragc, in 
 Latin Saxifraga Anglica 
 fade fefeli pratenfu. It 
 has a long, wrinkly Root, 
 black without , white 
 within, of a fweet and 
 and Aromatick Tafte , 
 and fomewhat acrid. It 
 has feveral. Stalks, three 
 or four Foot high , of the 
 thicknefs of the Little 
 Finger ; they are round, 
 channeled , full of Pith, 
 and reddifh near the Earth; 
 they are branchy from the 
 bottom , the Branches 
 coming, at great diftances, 
 from the Wings of the 
 L eaves. The Leaves that 
 come from the Roots, and 
 thofe on the Stalks, are 
 imooth * and of a dull 
 
 Green, and are much cut 
 in : they are fomewhat 
 like the Leaves of Fennel. 
 At the top are Umbels of 
 Flowers ; they are linall, 
 and confift of five Leaves 
 and are of a light yellow- 
 ilh Colour. The Seed is 
 channcl’d, and fhort. It 
 fmelis like Parfncn. It 
 grows in Meadows , and 
 moift Paftures. 
 
 The Juice of it , the 
 Decocftion , the diftill’d 
 Water, and the Powder 
 of the Seed provoke U- 
 rine , expel Gravel and 
 Wind, and eafe the Cho- 
 lick. Take of the Wa- 
 ter of Pellitory , Saxi- 
 frage, and Cowflips, each 
 one Ounce ; of Londott- 
 Laudanum one Grain, of 
 Diacodium fix Drams ; 
 mingle them , make a 
 Draught to be taken at 
 Bed-time. This is uled to 
 qxpel Gravel. 
 
 White in 
 
 Latin Saxifraga alba. 
 
 It is Bitterilh , Aitrin- 
 gent, and a good Vulne- 
 rary,, It has alfo a little 
 
 • Heat* 
 
( 211 ) 
 
 S G 
 
 -**sr 
 
 S (J 
 
 Heat, by which it is Diu- 
 rctick. 
 
 Golden in 
 
 Latin Saxifraga aurea. 
 
 It is Bitterifh , Hot , 
 and Aftringent, with a 
 Rclifli like Meadow-Sax- 
 ifrage ; of the Virtue of 
 the former. 
 
 Common Field SJCftlMOUS, 
 in Latin Scdbiofa major 
 comm uni or. It has many 
 foft, hairy, whitilh green 
 Leaves, fome are much 
 jag’d , fome but little ; 
 they have fmall Threads 
 in them, which may be 
 feen by breaking them. 
 It has many round , hairy, 
 green Stalks, two or three 
 Foot high ; they have 
 hairy , green Leaves on 
 them, deeply and neatly 
 divided. At the top of 
 the Stalks Hand round 
 Heads of Flowers, of a 
 pale bluiOi Colour, many 
 plac’d together. The 
 Root is white and thick, 
 and grows deep in the 
 Earth. It grows frequently 
 in Palturcs, and amongft 
 Corn. 
 
 The Herb boyl’d in 
 Wine, the Juice, or th& 
 diftill’d Water, cures Im- 
 pofthumes, a Pleuriiie, a 
 Cough, and other Difeafes 
 of the Breaft. *Tis alfo 
 good for a Quinfie , and 
 the Plague ; And it cures 
 the Itch, and little Pocky 
 Ulcers in the Fundament, 
 and other Parts , called 
 Bjpagades. 
 
 3>C0Jt>Utm, or Water- 
 Germander y in Latin Scor- 
 dium. The Stalk is an. 
 Hand high, or higher, and 
 branchy. The Branches 
 take Root in fcveral pla- 
 ces, and fo it incrcafes 
 much. The Leaves grow 
 two at a Joint ; they at# 
 long, wrinkly, foft, whitilh, 
 hairy, and indented ; and 
 they fmell like Garliek , 
 and talle bitter ; they are 
 like Germander - leaves. 
 The Flowers arc like Ger- 
 mander-flowers 5 they arc 
 red. 
 
 Scordium is Alexiphar- 
 mick , and Sudorifick,. 
 ’Lis cliiefly tiled in the 
 Plague, and for Obftrii- 
 dlions of the Liver, .Spleen 
 P z and 
 
SC ( 212 ) S C 
 
 and Lungs. Outwardly 
 applied , it cleanfcs 
 Wounds and Ulcers , 
 and cafes the Pain of the 
 Gout. Diafcordium is 
 made of it, and has its 
 Name from it. Many 
 Peftilential Buboes have 
 been broken and cured 
 with Scordium. The 
 Compounded Scordium- 
 water is much in ufe j 
 and is made in the fol- 
 lowing manner : Take 
 
 of the clarified Juice of 
 Goats-Rue, Sorrel, Scor- 
 dium and Citron, each 
 one Pound ; of London - 
 Treacle two Ounces ; in- 
 fufe them three Days , 
 and then diltil them in 
 Glafs. You may give two 
 or three Ounces, at a 
 time. 
 
 a>curbp-graf0 , ill La- 
 tin Cochlcaria, ’Tis hot 
 and dry , and abounds 
 with a Volatile Salt : 
 Upon which Account, it 
 renders the fix’d and crude 
 Humours more Spiritous 
 and Volatile, It cures 
 thofc Difeafes that pro- 
 ceed from too great a 
 quantity of fixed Salts , 
 but Specially the Scurvy ; 
 
 upon which Account it 
 is call’d in Englijh Scur- 
 vy-grals. But , becaufe 
 the Parts wherein the 
 chief Virtue of this Plant 
 conlilts are very Volatile , 
 and loon diilipated by 
 boyling, the Juice, or an 
 Infufion of the Herb, is 
 much more effectual than 
 the Decodtion. The Scur- 
 vy is a Difeafe very fre- 
 quent among thofe that 
 live on the Sea-lhore, c- 
 fpecially in the North ; 
 and among fiich as feed 
 chiefiy upon Salt-fifii. 
 Solenander fays, fuch kind 
 of Plants grow in every 
 Region , by the Appoint- 
 ment of God Almighty , 
 which moft agree with 
 the People and Animals 
 that are there bred. Nay, 
 he fays , he could tell 
 what were the Difeafes of 
 any Country, by feeing 
 the Herbs that were molt 
 common in it. As , A- 
 mong the Danes and 
 Dutch , with whom the 
 Scurvy is very frequent^ 
 Scurvy-grafs grows plen- 
 tifully, Take of Con- 
 ferves of Scurvy - graft , 
 Roman Worm-wood, and 
 Fumatory , each two 
 Ounces 5 
 
sc 
 
 SC (2 
 
 Ounces ; of the Powder 
 of the Winteran - Bark, 
 and of the Roots of An- 
 gelica , and of Wake- 
 Robin, each two Drams ; 
 of the Species of the 
 three Sanders one Dram 
 and an half, of Crabs- 
 eyes powder’d one Dram, 
 of Salt of Wormwood 
 two Drams make an 
 Ele&uary with a luffi- 
 cient quantity of Syrup 
 of Citron-bark : Take 
 
 the quantity of a Nut- 
 meg Morning and Eve- 
 ning , for the fpacc of 
 three Weeks , drinking 
 prefently after it a quar- 
 ter of a Pint of the fol- 
 lowing Anti - fcorbutick 
 Wine : Take of the 
 
 Reaves of Scurvy - grafs 
 four Handfuls, of Horfe- 
 Radifli fliced four Oun- 
 ces , of the Winteran- 
 bark half an Ounce, the 
 outward Rinds of four 
 Oranges , and four Li- | 
 mons ; put them all into 
 a Glals well ftop’d, add 
 to them fix Quarts of 
 White-wine ; keep the 
 Bottle in a cool place , 
 and pour the Liquor out 
 as' you ufe it. Provide 
 four Gallons of Small 
 
 M ) 
 
 Ale; and, inftead of Hops, 
 boyi three Handfuls of 
 Pine-tops : When the BeCr 
 has done Working in the 
 Veffel, hang in the Vefi- 
 fel a Canvas-bag, with 
 three Handfuls of Scurvy- 
 grafs in it, four Ounces 
 of the Roots o'f Sharp- 
 pointed Docks prepar’d , 
 and the Rinds of four 
 Oranges ; when it is 
 clear, drink of it for your 
 ordinary Beer ; you muft 
 put Stones or Bullets into 
 the Bag, to make it fink ; 
 But before you begin 
 to take of thefc Medi- 
 cines, you muft bleed 
 once, and purge twice. 
 The Spirits of Scurvy- 
 grafs, Golden and Plain, 
 as they are called , a're 
 much ufed by feme Coun- 
 try-people ; but they are 
 not near fo effectual AS 
 the Anti-fcorbutick Wine 
 above-mention’d ; for in- 
 deed, the belt parts of the 
 Scurvy- grafs , I mean 
 the Volatile Salts, fly a- 
 way, and are loft, in pre- 
 paring the Spirit ; fo 
 that fcarce any thing re- 
 mains, but Flegm, and 
 ,an empty Name, See 
 Dr, Willis of the- Scur* 
 P 3 vy. 
 
vy, p 2 ,63. Say* he there, 
 The Virtue evaporates by 
 Boy ling. 
 
 2>car?ouera. See v;~ 
 
 prs-grafs. 
 
 a Quin fie , and other 
 Difeafes of the Mouth 
 and Jaws. A Gargarifm 
 being made of the Dc- 
 co&ion, or diftill’d Wa- 
 ter of it. 
 
 Self- Ijeal, in Latin Pru- 
 nella, The Root grows a- 
 wry, and has fome pretty 
 large Fibres. The Stajk 
 is nine Inches or a Foot 
 high, or higher , hairy , 
 and four - lquare , and 
 creeps by Fibres that 
 come from the lower 
 Joints. The Leaves are 
 placed by Intervals, up- 
 on long Foot-ftalks ^ they 
 are like the Leaves of 
 Marjoram, or Bafil , but 
 larger, and hairy ; they 
 are fo finely indented ar- 
 bour the Edges, that it is 
 iGarce vifible. The Flow- 
 ers are purple, and are 
 placed upon a Spike at 
 iop • the Flower varies 
 fometimes. It grows e- 
 Very where among Fa- 
 ilures, and. flowers in 
 June. 
 
 ’Tis niuch^ of the fame 
 Virtue With. Buglofs. 
 J Tis ufed .outwardly in 
 Wounds , aitcb. ofisenv in 
 
 ^hephetts-putfe , in 
 
 Latin Burfa paftoris. ’Tis 
 fometimes an Hand,aFoot, 
 lometimes three or four 
 Foot high, or higher. It 
 has a fin all, ftrait, white, 
 fibrous Root ; it raftes 
 fweetifh , but naufeous. 
 The Lea ves that come 
 from the Root arc oblong, 
 and fometimes whole, but 
 moil commonly jagg’d 
 deep, the Jags ending in 
 an Acute Point ; they are 
 a litlc hairy , and have 
 Foot-llalks an Inch long- 
 er they arc rather- en- 
 larg’d by degrees, from a 
 narrow Beginning - for 
 the uppe-rmoft upon the 
 Stalks, with a broad Ba- 
 ds , grow without thofc 
 Foot-ftalks, and arc not 
 ; jagg’d at all ; they have 
 km Ear at each Side : 
 From the middle of the 
 Leaves, one, two, three, 
 or four, or mere Stalks 
 .rife, divided into $ranch- 
 ■tes, placed alternately. 
 
 The 
 
SH 
 
 ( Hf ) 
 
 The Top-ftalks and 
 Branches run up , as it 
 were, into long Ears of 
 Flowers, which arc pla- 
 ced on fmall Foof-ltalks, 
 about half an Inch long : 
 The Flowers are fmall and 
 white, compos’d of four 
 fmall, undivided Leaves, 
 with Threads , bearing 
 yellow Tufts. When the 
 Flowers fall , the Foot- 
 ftalks increafe to the length 
 of an Inch, and bear the 
 Receptacles of the Seeds 
 that are (harp at the Be- 
 ginning , and end in a 
 large Purfc, divided into 
 two Parts ; a great many 
 fmall Seeds are contain’d 
 in each Veffel ; they arc 
 reddilh when they are 
 ripe. 
 
 ’Tis aftringent , and 
 thickens ; wherefore ^ ’tis 
 good for Bleeding at Nofc, 
 a Tent made of Cotton, 
 being dip’d in the Juice of 
 it, and put up the No- 
 ftrils. ’Tis alfo proper in 
 a Dyfcntery, a Diarrhea, 
 and for Bloody Urine , 
 and the immoderate Flux 
 of the Courfes. ’Tis out- 
 wardly ufed by the Com- 
 mon People , to heal' 
 
 S 1 _ 
 Wounds, with good Sue- 
 cels. ’Tis alfo put into 
 Febrifuge Cataplalins for 
 the W rifts. 
 
 »>ljep4ec5g-neeBle. See 
 
 Venus's Comb. 
 
 in Latin 
 
 Argentina.. This Plant 
 takes its Name from rhe 
 foft and Silver-Down of 
 its Leaves. The Root is 
 fometimes fingle, cover’d 
 with a blackilh Bark , 
 fometimes fibrous ; it 
 taftes aftringent. It has 
 many Leaves near the 
 Earth ; they are like the 
 Leaves of Agrimony, and 
 are deeply indented a- 
 bout the Edges. It fends 
 out, on every Side, Shoots, 
 whereby it increales won- 
 derfully, like Straw-ber- 
 ries. The Flowers are 
 yellow, and confift of five 
 roundifh Leaves , not in- 
 dented , and are placed 
 fingle, on long, hairy -Foot- 
 ftalks. It grows fre- 
 quently near Foot-paths , 
 and in moift places, where 
 the Water has ftagnated 
 all the Winter. \ 
 
 ■ ,f * '* * 
 ■; M ; cW i 
 
 P 4 It 
 
It cools moderately , 
 and is very aftringent : 
 Upon which Account it 
 cures Spitting of Blood, 
 and the immoderate Flux 
 of the Womb andBelly. 
 "Tis good for the Stone 
 in the Kidneys , and is 
 very ufefui in curing 
 Wounds and Ulcers. ’Tis 
 much commended for 
 eafing the Pain of the 
 Teeth, and for removing 
 the Putrefaction of the 
 Gums. ’Tis good to af- 
 fwage the Heat of Fevers; 
 which it does very pow- 
 erfully, being beaten with 
 Salt and Vinegar, and ap- 
 plied to the Soles of the 
 Feet, and the Arm-wrifts. 
 The Women in England 
 ufe the diftill’d Water of 
 it to take off Freckles , 
 Spots and Botches from 
 the Face, and when they 
 are Sun-burnt. The 
 Root of it, which they 
 call Moors, in Yorkshire, 
 about Settle, are eaten by 
 the Boys in Winter ; for 
 they tafte fweet, and are 
 as pleafant as Parihips. 
 Hogs dig them up, and 
 eat them greedily. Tis 
 affirm’d, that being worn 
 
 in the Shooes , it will 
 cure the Bloody-Flux , 
 Bleeding at Nofe, and all 
 immoderate Fluxes of the 
 Belly. Hartman fays , 
 That having ufed it this 
 way, it has done good 
 when all other Means dig- 
 nified nothing. 
 
 , in Latin 
 Primus filveftris. 
 
 The Bullefs and the 
 Sloe-tree, are wild kinds 
 of Plums, which vary in 
 their kind, even as the 
 greater and manured 
 Plums do. Of the Bui- 
 lefs , fome are greater, 
 and of better tafte than 
 others : Sloes are fome of 
 one Tafte and fome of 
 another ; fome greater 
 fome leffer ; they being 
 fo well known by all , 
 need not any further de- 
 feriptions. The Leaves 
 and Bark is very rough 
 and bitter, by which they 
 ftop Fluxes. The Syrup 
 is molt us’d made of the 
 Sloes, to ftop any evacua- 
 tion, and for Gargarifms. 
 The Flowers fmcll like 
 Orange Flowers , and 
 tafte bitterilh, They will 
 make 
 
( 2i? ) 
 
 S N 
 
 make a Purging Syrup, 
 and yield an Aromadek 
 Water very Cordial. 
 
 ^mallage, in Latin A- 
 f ium. ’Tis hot and dry. 
 
 It incides , a ; nd opens ; 
 upon which Account it 
 is reckon’d among the 
 five Opening Roots : It 
 provokes Urine and the 
 Courfes, and expels Gra- 
 vel : It cures the Jaun- 
 dice. The Seed is rec- 
 kon’d among the Lefler 
 Hot Seeds. The ufe of 
 this Herb certainly injures 
 thofe that are afflidted 
 with the Falling - fick- 
 nefs : But being tranfta- 
 ted into Gardens , it be- 
 comes more gentle , and 
 lels ungrateful ; for in 
 Italy and Spain they eat 
 the tender Leaves of it, 
 and the upper part of 
 the Root, with Oyl and 
 Pepper. 
 
 See bi - 
 
 flort. 
 
 S>nce?e-l3J3Jt, in Latin 
 Ptarmica. The Root 
 grows awry, and is, as 
 it were, jointed, and has 
 many long Fibres that 
 
 s o 
 
 are pretty large ; it taftes 
 acrid , and hot. It has 
 feveral brittle Stalks, a 
 Yard high, or more, and 
 fometime not near fo high; 
 they are divided into fe- 
 veral Branches , whereon 
 are placed narrow, long. 
 Leaves, pointed, and fine- 
 ly indented about the 
 Edges. At the top grow 
 many white Flowers in a 
 Tuft , with a yellowifh 
 Thrum in the middle. It 
 grows in moift places, and 
 flowers in July. 
 
 It taftes hot and acrid. 
 The Powder of it provokes 
 Sneezing. The Root 
 chewed eafes the Pain in 
 the Teeth, by evacuating 
 Flegm. The Herb is 
 
 I mix’d with Sallets , to 
 correct cold Herbs. 
 
 in La- 
 tin Polygomaton. The 
 Root* is a Finger thick , 
 unequal and tuberous , 
 
 " with a great many Fi- 
 bres , and of a fweetifh. 
 Tafte. The Stalk is two, 
 or three Foot high, round, 
 and fjndls ill if it be 
 rub’d or cut ; it is bent 
 likp a Bow. The Leaves 
 are 
 
( *«8 ) 
 
 S O 
 
 are placed one above ano- 
 ther j they are large, and 
 like the Leaves of the 
 Lilly of the Vallies; they 
 are nervous , and of a 
 fiiining dark Green above, 
 of a grayifh Colour un- 
 derneath. At the Foot of 
 every Leaf, almoft from 
 the bottom to the top, 
 hang, long , white and 
 hollow Flowers ; and after 
 them, lmall, round Ber- 
 ries, green at fir ft, and 
 bluifti when they are ripe, 
 wherein are lmall, ftony 
 Seeds ; they are white. 
 
 Tis Aftringent , and 
 Vulnerary : It ftops all 
 Fluxes ; it cements bro- 
 ken Bones. And the 
 Root boyl’d in Wine 
 -and drank, is excellent 
 for Contufions and Rup- 
 tures, Ufed Outwardly 
 it takes off Spots, and 
 whitens the Skin. Four- 
 teen or fifteen of the Ber- 
 ries purge Fiegm, up- 
 wards and downwards. 
 For the Whites, take 
 CandiedRoots o {So/omcn*-;- 
 feal " and it is an excel- 
 lent 1 Remedy, ‘Tis alfo 
 counted good for the 
 Fallinv-iickriefs. 1 
 
 s o 
 
 S>0pe-toD^t , in Latin 
 Soponaria. It creeps in 
 the Ground, with fmall- 
 jointed Roots. The Bark 
 of the Root is reddiih. 
 The Stalks are three Foot 
 high, or higher , round, 
 fmooth and reddiih ; they 
 have many Joints , are 
 full of Pith, and can 1 
 fcarce fuftain themfelves. I 
 The Leaves are placed ; 
 by Pairs, at the Joints, 
 oppofite one to another , 
 three large Nerves run- 
 ning all along them ; 
 they are like Plantain- 
 leaves ; they are fmooth, 
 have a nitrous Taile, and 
 fliort or no Foot-ftalks at 
 all. The Flowers are 
 placed in Tufts, on the 
 top of the Stalks , every 
 one on a fliort Foot- 
 ftalk i they arc of a pale 
 Red Colour, lweet, and 
 compos’d of five Leaves. 
 The frnall, roundifh Seeds 
 are contain’d in an ob- 
 long Veffel that is thick 
 abput the Middle. It 
 grows near Rivers, and 
 Standing-waters. It flow- 
 ers in June, July, Augufl 
 and September, 
 
 The 
 
SO ( 219 ) 
 
 The Roots and Leaves 
 arc ufed in Phylick, bur it 
 is but feldom. ’Tis ufed 
 for an Afthma, and pro- 
 vokes the Courfes. And a 
 Decobtion of it is much 
 Commended for the French- 
 Pox. Outwardly appli- 
 ed, it difeuifes Tumours. 
 Cloths are cleanfcd from 
 Greafie Spots, by wafhing 
 them with this Herb. 
 
 The or Quicken 
 
 treey in Latin Sorbus filvr 
 Jlris, ’Tis a Tree of a 
 middle Harare. The Bark 
 is of a light Red, and 
 fpotted. The Leaves are 
 fharp, indented , and 
 fmooth ; above green, be- 
 low whitilh. The Flow- 
 ers arc many* white, and 
 fweet ; and are placed in 
 Umbels. The Berries are j 
 green at firft ; when they 
 are ripe, of a dark Red ; 
 they ralte ill. 
 
 The Berries yield an a- 
 cid Juice, which purges 
 Water excellently well ; 
 and is very good for the 
 Scurvy. The Liquor 
 which drops from the ! 
 wounded I tee in the . 
 
 s o 
 
 Spring, cures the Scurvy, 
 and Difeafes of the 
 Spleen. 
 
 Common- in La- 
 
 tin Ace t of a vulgaris 7 It 
 grows in Pafturcs and! 
 Meadows. 
 
 ’Tis cold and dry. It 
 provokes Appetite , fup- 
 preffes Choler,and quench- 
 es Thirft ; wherefore ’as 
 frequently ufed in Fevers. 
 The Juice may be mix’d 
 with Broths, or the Leaves 
 boyi’d in them. ' In Sum- 
 mer ’tis good* Sauce for 
 molt Meats. The Roots 
 of it dried^ and boyi’d, 
 give a delicate Tindture 
 to the Wacer. 
 
 Shcefs-?S>3t Uly in Latin 
 Acctofa arvenfis lanceolate. 
 It grows in Sandy and dry 
 Grounds. 
 
 It has the fame Virtues 
 with Common Sorrel. 
 
 Roman or French*^ 0$- 
 
 1, in Latin Acetofa rotun- 
 di folia. The form of the 
 Leaf fometimes varies - 
 being lometimes round 9 
 like Scurvy-grafs, or the 
 Leffer 
 
s o 
 
 220 ) 
 
 Leffer Celandine j lorne- 
 times , like Spinache , 
 pointed like an Arrow ^ 
 of a Sky or Pale Colour, 
 and of a delicate fliarp 
 Tafte. The Stalks are 
 bare, and above two Foot 
 high. The little Flow- 
 ers are compos’d of yel- 
 low and red Threads. 
 The Root is fmall , and 
 creeps ; and is lefs acid, 
 and drier than the Leaves. 
 ’Tis common in Gar- 
 dens. 
 
 It has the lame Virtues 
 with the former. 
 
 W lod-fyOfttl, in Latin 
 Tri folium ncetofum vulgare. 
 It grows commonly in 
 toady places, in Woods 
 and Hedges. 
 
 It has the fame Virtues 
 with the former. The Sy- 
 rup, the Conierve, and 
 the diftill’d Waiter of it 
 are in uf#. The diftill’d 
 Water is ufed to wato 
 the Mouth in the Sr. An- 
 thony's Fire, and to cleanfe 
 Sordid Ulcers. ’Tis ob- 
 ferv’d, that when it bears 
 a great many Flowers , 
 the Year will be very 
 
 rainy • but dry when there 
 is a few. 
 
 S>Ot&mitoOO&, in La- 
 tin Abrotcmum. ’Tis lorae- 
 what aftringent, and diff 
 cufles much. It refills 
 Putrefaction and Poyfon-. 
 It cures the Biting of Ve- 
 nomous Creatures, kills 
 Worms, and forces U- 
 rine. It cures Hyfterick 
 Fits , and the Jaundice. 
 The Tops of it boyled 
 in Wine or Water, and 
 fweetened with Hony or 
 Sugar, do much good in 
 an Ajlhma , and Difficulty 
 of Breathing ; and helps 
 Expectoration. ’Tis ufed 
 outwardly to ftrengthen 
 Bones. 
 
 Marjh - «>para£U0, in 
 
 Latin Afparagus paluftris, 
 ’Tis found in many pla- 
 ces r As, in the Marlhes 
 near Brijlol , and about 
 Harwich in EJfex, &c. It 
 differs only from the Gar- 
 den-Sparagus by the place 
 of its Growth, and the 
 Accidents that proceed 
 from thence for the fait- 
 nefs of it, and the thick- 
 nefs of the Leaves, and 
 the largcjjtefs of the Bcr- 
 ries. 
 
S P 
 
 S P ( 221 ) 
 
 ries, arc to be imputed to 
 the Sea - y for the like is 
 wont to happen to other 
 Plants that grow near the 
 Sea. 
 
 The Root is Diurctick, 
 and Lithontriptick ; and 
 is one of the live Opening 
 Roots. It opens the Ob- 
 flru&ions of the Liver 
 and Spleen, and efpeci- 
 ally of the Kidneys ; and 
 therefore it is frequently 
 ufed in Diuretick Deco- 
 dtions. The Stalks boiled 
 gently, according to Cu- 
 ftom, and eaten , loofen 
 the Belly , and provoke 
 Urine ; but they make it 
 fin ell ill. A Decodion 
 of the Root drunk, re- 
 lieves thofe that make 
 Water difficultly, and thofe 
 that have the Jaundice , 
 and others that are afflid- 
 cd with Nephritick Pains, 
 or the Hip-Gout, But 
 
 the frequent ufe of Diu- 
 reticks occafions Ulcers in 
 the Bladder. 
 
 Ratling , or White 
 Poppy, in Latin Behen al- 
 bum. The Root is woody, 
 thick and white. The 
 
 Stalks are two or thrqp 
 
 Foot high, or more, fmall, 
 round, fmoothand jointed, 
 and divided into Wings 
 at the top. At every 
 Joint are two Leaves, op- 
 pofite to one another, like 
 Campian , but fmooth , 
 very acrid and bitteriffi, 
 with a certain Sweetnefs. 
 The Flowers are white , 
 or of a light Purple Co- 
 lour. It grows amongft 
 Corn. 
 
 ’Tis commended for 
 Fomentations, arid Sweat- 
 ing-baths. The Juice 
 takes off Inflammations 
 of the Eyes , and eafes 
 the Pain of tflem, The 
 Seed purges Flegm, and 
 is ufed in the Failing-fick* 
 nefs. 
 
 Male - ^peeii-tocli , i* 
 
 Latin Veronica mas fupina, 
 
 vylgatijjima. It creeps 
 upon the Gromnd , and 
 fends down Roots from 
 the Joints. The Stalks are 
 fmall, round, longs hairy, 
 and jointed. The Leaves 
 are fet by Pairs at the 
 Joints $ they are hairy „ 
 and indented about the 
 Edges 5 they tafte bitte, 
 jrifly and acrid. The Flow, 
 e r 
 
SP 
 
 C 222 ) 
 
 srp 
 
 had a Fiftuia in the Breaft, 
 and had ufed feveral Me- 
 dicines in vain, was cured 
 by the inward ufe of this 
 Water. Scabby Children 
 have been cured by Rags 
 dipd in this Water , and 
 prels’d out, and applied 
 over the Scabs , when o- 
 ther Medicines would do 
 
 ers are placed upon a 
 Spike • they' are compos’d 
 of four light purple Leaves. 
 
 The Seed is contain’d in 
 fmall Husks, like Sher- 
 herd’s-purfe. It grows 
 plentifully in dry Pa f turn, 
 and amongft Heath. 
 
 ’Tis Vulnerary , and j 
 Sudorifick. T is ufed in j no good : But.it is conve- 
 
 Gbltrudfionsof the Lungs, ! nient for theNurfe to take 
 and Spleen ; for the Clio- Fumatory in Whey at the 
 lick, Confumption, Plague, j fame time. 
 
 Wounds , and Itch." A 1 
 
 large Dole of the Deco- j Common - *3>ptglt£l , m 
 ciicn , taken for leme ] Latin JVfcaw. Ithas ibme- 
 time , expell’d a Stone dimes one, ll mutinies ma- 
 from the Kidney of a ■ ny Roots, above nine 
 Woman, that had been j Inches long: From the 
 there iixteen Years. A j Sides of which grow molt 
 Woman that had been j commonly oblique Roots, 
 barren lcvcn d ears, con- I which are pretty long, of 
 ceiv d by taking the Pow- ij a dark brown Colour 
 der of it in the diftill’d | without , white within ; 
 Water of the Herb for it fmeils like a Parfnip, 
 many Days. The Syrup [but more Aromatick. It 
 
 I has leverai long Stalks 
 of Leaves, as fmall as an 
 Hair ; they are placed 
 thick on both lides of 
 the Stalk ; they fmell 
 well. It has alfo round, 
 ftiff Stalks , like thofc of 
 Fennel, but much lefs ; 
 they arc channel’d, empty 
 and branchy j and have 
 
 Um- 
 
 of it is of great uie m 
 Diieafes of the Lungs. 
 One that had an incurable 
 Ulcer in his Leg, found 
 prelent Eafe by dipping 
 Rags in the Water, and 
 applying them ; for it rook 
 off the Inflammation, and 
 all the Symptoms that ac- 
 companied it. One that 
 
■j: f ' x *2$ j " & 
 
 Umbels of white Flowers 
 on them, like Dill. T he 
 Seeds are large , great , 
 and channcl'd. It grows 
 plentifully in l/Veftmorlnncl, 
 near Sidlcbcrg. 
 
 ' It expels Wind , and 
 forcesUrinc and the Cour- 
 fes ; and is ufed for Mo- 
 ther-fits, for the Gripes, 
 
 1 Catarrhs , and to help 
 I Expectoration. ’Xis an 
 Ingredient in fevcral 
 Compofitions ; in Treacle, 
 and many others. Thofe 
 that have vow’d Chaftity 
 muft not ufe it, for it is 
 a great Provocative to 
 Venery. And it caufes 
 the Head-ach. 
 
 &ptnache, in Latin Spi- 
 nnchin. *Tis much uled 
 in the Kitchin, *ds good 
 in Fevers j and it loofens 
 the Belly. It cools, and 
 moiftens ; and is good in 
 a dry Cough. 
 
 ^ptllOle-tree, in Latin 
 Euonimus . ’ Tis a little, 
 
 branchy Tree, or rather 
 Shrub, eight or ten Foot 
 high. The Suckers are of 
 a pleafant green Colour, 
 and the young Branches 
 are four - fquare j the 
 
 Wood is whitifti , it has 
 divers Branches. The 
 Leaves are oblong, fharp 
 and indented. Soon after 
 the Beginning of Spring 
 the pale Flowers come 
 forth ; they are compos’d 
 of four Leaves. After 
 i the Flowers, come forth 
 | red Berries, divided into- 
 four parts j and in each is 
 a white, hard Seed. The 
 whole Tree has a ftrong 
 and unpleafant SmelL- 
 ’ Tis common in Hedg- 
 es. 
 
 Three or four of the T 
 Berries vomit and purge. 
 Women ufe the Powder 
 of the Berries to kill 
 Lice. 
 
 &pteen=U»OJt, in Latin 
 Afplcnium. The Root 
 confifts of Capillary 
 Threads, that are blackilh 
 and Perennial. The Leaves 
 are many, but not a Fin- 
 ger long, they are placed on 
 fhort Foot-ftalks ; they are 
 fomewhat fat above, and 
 downy under, and deft 
 like Polypody ; they are 
 feldom an Inch broad. It 
 grows frequently - in the- 
 i VVeft, upon old Walls, 
 
SP 
 
 about Brijlol, and 
 the Stones at St. Vincent's 
 &c, 
 
 ’Tis called Spleen- wort,, 
 becaufe it is effe&ual in 
 curing Difeafes of rhe 
 Spleen. ’Tis chiefly ufed 
 for Swellings of the 
 Spleen, for Spicting of 
 Blood , and a Loofnefs. 
 Outwardly ufed, it clean- 
 fes Wounds and Ulcers. 
 One Dram of the Golden 
 Powder on the Under- 
 fide of the Leaves, with 
 half a Dram of White 
 Amber powder’d, drunk 
 in the Juice of Purfiain, 
 or Plantain, relieves thofe 
 wonderfully that have a 
 Gonorrhsea. 
 
 Spurge, in Latin £- 
 
 fula. 
 
 It is of a burning and 
 exulce rating Tafte and 
 Vertue, like Tithymals ; 
 and is inwardly Vomi- 
 tory , and purgative of 
 watry Humours by the 
 acrid Salt, 
 
 Spurge , in Latin 7V- 
 tb/mafos, 
 
 All Spurges have a 
 Milk of Bitterifli and 
 Exucerating Tafte. They 
 are Purging and Vomi- 
 ting ; and by the Acri- 
 mony they Bliftcr the 
 Skin. The Milk is good 
 for Warts. The Milk 
 dropp’d unto Water dif- 
 fufes it felf immediately, 
 like Tintfture of Benja- 
 
 min. 
 
 &qtunance*bmte0. See 
 
 Black-Currant s. 
 
 ^fonc-corp called Wall- 
 Pepper, in Latin Vermicu- 
 larts five Illecebra minor , 
 tier is . 
 
 ’Tis a low and little 
 Herb The Stalks are 
 (lender and fliort : The 
 Leaves about thefe ftand 
 very thick, and final] , in 
 Growth full Body’d , 
 (harp-pointed, and full of 
 Juice. The Flowers ftand 
 on the top , and arc very 
 final L of Colour yellow j 
 and. of a (harp biting 
 Tafte: 7 he Root is no- 
 thing but firings , it 
 grows every where in dry 
 places* aud in Chinks, in 
 (Iran- 
 
ST ( 22f ) 
 
 S V 
 
 Crannies of Old Walls, 
 and on the tops of Hou- 
 fes, it’s awlays green , 
 and therefore it is very 
 fitly placed among the 
 Sengreen. It flowers in 
 the Summer Months , 
 this Herb is fliarp and 
 biting, and very hot. Be- 
 ing outwardly apply’d, it 
 raifeth Blifters , and at 
 length Exulcerateth. It 
 confumes hard Kernels , 
 and the King’s-Evil , if 
 it be laid unto them as 
 Diofcorides fays. The 
 Juice of it extracted, and 
 taken with Vinegar, or 
 other Liquors , procures 
 Vomiting, and brings up 
 grofs Phlegmatick and 
 Cholerick Humours ; and 
 does threby often cure the 
 Quartan Ague, and other 
 Agues of any continuance; 
 and given in this manner. 
 It is a Remedy againft 
 Poyfens inwardly taken. 
 
 £>ttato*berrp, in Latin 
 
 Frngrnria. The Fruit cools 
 and moiftens. The di- 
 ftill’d Water of it comforts 
 the Heart , purges the 
 Blood, and cures Ulcers 
 of the Mouth ; and is 
 good in a Quinfie , the 
 
 Mouth being gargled wit n 
 it. *Tis Diuretick , an^ 
 expectorates. Thofe that 
 are troubled with 
 hot Puflies in the Face , 
 or a dry Itch in the Body, 
 fliould take two Spoon- 
 fuls of the Water every 
 Morning. The fame 
 quantity , at the fame 
 time , is good for thofe 
 that have the Stone ; for 
 it cools the Reins , and 
 expels Gravel. A De- 
 codtion of the whole Herb 
 is very good for the 
 Jaundice. Take of the 
 W aters of W ood-Sorrel, 
 of the whole Citron, of 
 Straw-berries, each four 
 Ounces ; of the Syrup of 
 the Juice of Citron one 
 Ounce, of Prepar’d Pearls 
 Qhe Dram ; make a Ju- 
 lip : Take four Spoon- 
 fuls three or four times 
 a Day. This is good 
 in Fevers, to attemperate 
 the Blood. 
 
 £5UCC0?P, in Latin C7- 
 choreum. The Root is as 
 thick as the Thumb, and 
 full of Millt. It has 
 many Stalks, Which are 
 round and hairy. The 
 Stalks of the Wild Sue- 
 Q cory 
 
cory arc crooked , and 
 fometimes four Foot 
 high. The Branches at 
 top are much divided. 
 Some of. the Leaves are 
 cut deep, like Dandelion ; 
 others are whole , or but 
 little indented : Thole on 
 the Stalks are placed al- 
 ternately, without Foot- 
 ftalks ; they are long, and 
 end acute, and are hairy 
 on both Tides. The Flow- 
 ers are blue, fometimes 
 white, and reddifh ; ma- 
 ny come out together 
 from the Wings of the 
 upper Leaves. The whole 
 Plant is very bitter. 
 
 ’Tis counted cold by 
 fome Authors 5 but its 
 bitter Tafte argues Heat. 
 ’Tis Diurctick : It atte- 
 
 nuates, andcleanfes. ’Tis 
 chiefly ufed in Obftr uni- 
 ons of the Liver and 
 Spleen, and for Fevers. 
 The Water diftill’d from 
 the blue Flowers is an 
 excellent Remedy for In- 
 flammations and Dimnefs 
 of the Eyes. The 
 Leaves boy Id, and eaten 
 w ith Vinegar, cure a Go- 
 norrhea. The Flowers of 
 this Plant open and (hut 
 
 at Sun-rifing and Sun-fct- 
 ting, whether the Hea- 
 vens are clear or cloudy. I 
 The Roots of Succory , I 
 the middle Bark of the I 
 Elder, the Twigs of Bit- j 
 tcr-fweet, Worm -wood,] 
 and the Roots of Sharp- j 
 pointed Dock , cure a j 
 Droplie and Obftrudtions j 
 with expedition, and ex- I 
 pel Wind. Syrup of Sue- J 
 cory, with Rhubarb, is J 
 much in ufe , and is an j 
 excellent Purge for Chid- ] 
 dren, and is made in the 1 
 following manner : Take.] 
 of Whole Barly, of thej 
 Roots of Smallage, Fen - 1 
 ncl and Sparagus, each | 
 two Ounces ; of Succo-j 
 ry, Dandelion , Smooth j 
 Sow-thiftle, and Endive,] 
 each two Handluls ; of 
 Garden - Lettice , Liver- 
 wort, Fumatory, and thej 
 Tops of Hops, each one 
 Handful ; of Venus- hair. 
 White Maiden - hair * 
 Spleen - wort, Liquorifh, 
 the Seed of Winter- 
 Cherry , and Dodder , 
 each fix Drams ; boyl 
 thefe in fix Quarts off 
 Fountain-water, till two 
 Quarts be confumed 
 ftrain the Liquor, and) 
 PUJ 
 
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 5j>tUt-&CU), in Latin Pps 
 foils. Many Leaves come 
 ! from a fmall , fibrous 
 Root ; they are placed on 
 | long Foot-ftalks, that are 
 hairy above ; they are. 
 almoft round , like an 
 ; Ear-pricker , a little con- 
 cave, and of a pale green 
 Colour, with a fmall, red 
 Fringe round them • they 
 have always a Dew on 
 ■ them in the hotteft 
 'Day. From the middle 
 of the Leaves rife up 
 two or three round , 
 fmall, reddifh Stalks, of 
 Ian Hand or half a 
 [Foot high ; they have no 
 ^Leaves on them. It has 
 |many whitifh Flowers 
 [placed one above another, 
 
 f >n fhort Foot-ftalks. Ob- 
 ong Seminal Veffels, in 
 
 fhape and bignefs like 
 Wheat, fucceed the Flow- 
 ers ; they are full of 
 Seeds. It grows plenti- 
 fully in Sir Will Uni 
 Goring s Park, near Pet- 
 voortb, in Sujfex 3 and in 
 many other places. 
 
 Botanifts differ about 
 the Virtue of this Plant : 
 Some commend it for a 
 Confumption, the Plague- 
 wounds, and the FaHing- 
 ficknefs : But others, with 
 good Reafon, forbid the 
 inward ule of it ; for it 
 is fo Cauftick, that being 
 put on the Skin, it will 
 caufe Ulcers. ’Tis very 
 injurious to Sheep, for it 
 burns up the - Lungs , 
 and gives them a deadly 
 Cough. Upon which Ac- 
 count it is called the Ped- 
 Pot. A Strong-water made 
 with it was formerly much 
 in ule. Many fuperftitious 
 Things are reported of 
 this Plant, which I defign- 
 edly omit. 
 
 Q 2 T» 
 
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 T A 
 
 T. 
 
 T amarisk, , in Latin 
 Tnmarifcus. 'Tis ex- 
 cellent for Difeafes of the 
 Spleen. A DecoCtion of 
 the fkwlcftops the Courl* 
 ey , and an immoderate 
 Flux of the Hemorrhoids : 
 
 It Jetties the Teeth when 
 they are loofe, and eafes 
 the Pain of them 5 and 
 is good for Ulcers of the 
 Mouth, for the Leprofie, 
 Itch, and other Ulcers ; 
 for Melancholy , the 
 Black - Jaundice , and a 
 Dropfic, occafioned by an 
 hard and obftru&ed 
 Spleen. Take of Steel 
 one Ounce, of the Mid- 
 dle-bark of the Alh, Ta- 
 marisk, Roots of Capers, 
 each fix Drams , of the 
 Roots of Elecampane , 
 Angelica, Galangal, Sweet- 
 fmelling Flag, each two 
 Drams ^Shavings of Harts- 
 horn, Ivory, Yellow San- 
 ders, each three Drams ; 
 the Leaves of Worm- 
 wood , Ground - pine , 
 Spleen - wort , Dodder, 
 Balm, Germander, each 
 two Pugils $ the Flowers 
 
 of Buglofs, Borage, Sea 
 bious, Broom, each one 
 Pugil ; of Cinnamon! 
 half an Ounce j Gloves, 
 Ginger, Mace, Nutmeg, 
 each two Drams : beat 
 them grofiy, and pour ow 
 them two Quarts ofWhie-j 
 wine, and infufe them in a 
 Glafs well flopped, in B. 
 M. three or four Days ; 
 ftrain it, and take four 
 Spoonfuls every Morn- 
 ing. This is good' for 
 Melancholy, and Pains in 
 the Stomach. 
 
 Common SCfUtflC, in La- 
 tin Tanacetum. ’Tis Vul- 
 nerary, Uterine, and Ne| 
 phritick. Tis ufed foi 
 the Worms, the Gripes 
 and the Stone in the Kid 
 neys and Bladder ; for Ob 
 ftruCtion of the Courfes 
 Wind , and a Dropfic 
 The Juice of it applie 
 to the Hands and Feet! 
 cure the Chaps of them 
 Scabby Ulcers, and th 
 Itch. A Conferve of th 
 Leaves and Tops refill 
 Putrefaction, purges th 
 Blood, and opens Ob 
 ftruCtions. One was cu 
 red of an Obftin 
 Dropfie by the DecoCti 
 
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 of it. Take of the Con- 
 ferve of Tanfie, Fumatory, 
 Wood-Sorrel , each two 
 Ounces ; of the Com- 
 pounded Powder ofWakc- 
 | Robin three Drams ; of 
 ; Ivory, Crabs - eyes, and 
 Coral prepared, each one 
 Dram ; of Yellow San- 
 ders powder’d , and of 
 : the Wood of Aloes, each 
 half a Dram ; of Salt 
 ! of Steel one Dram , of 
 | Salt of Wormwood one 
 Dram and an half, of the 
 Syrup of the five Opening 
 Roots a fufficient quanti- 
 fy ; make an Ele&uary : 
 Take the quantity of a 
 Chefnut Night andMorn- 
 iog. This is good for the 
 ScurVy, and to ftrengthen 
 the Blood. 
 
 miclK&Xiht, See Sil- 
 ’ vcr-voecd. 
 
 CatragOlt , in Latin 
 
 Dracunculus hortenfis. L is 
 ufed frequently in Sailers, 
 j to corredh cold Herbs, and 
 1 the Crudities of them. 
 *Tis good for thofe that 
 have cold Stomachs. It 
 procures Appetite , and 
 j expels Wind. It provokes 
 j Urine, and the Courfes, 
 
 iand opens Obftrudtions’ 
 Being chew’d, it evacu- 
 ates Flegm, and fo cafes 
 the Pain of the Teeth. 
 ’Tis alfo Sudorifick. 
 
 UECflfel, Fuller s-Tbift/c, 
 or Ve7ius’s Bnfin, in Latin 
 Dipfacw. The Roots of 
 it boyl’d in Wine, cure 
 Ulcers of the Fundament, 
 called Rhagades , and 
 Warts. The Water that 
 is receiv’d in the hollow- 
 nefs of the Leaves , is 
 good for Inflammations 
 of the Eyes : It alfo takes 
 off Spots from the F'acc, 
 and beautifies it. Boyled 
 in Wine, it purges by U- 
 rine. But Cloth-workers 
 ule it chiefly. 
 
 Drvnrf-Carline-'flZ\)ift\t , 
 in Latin Carduus aceiulis. 
 The Leaves lie on the 
 Ground in a Circle , they 
 are of a green Colour , 
 and very prickly ; they 
 are cut in deep, and are 
 hairy ; they have either 
 no Stalks at all , or but 
 one, an Inch, or an Inch 
 and an half high. The 
 little Heads are oblong , 
 and not at all prickly. The 
 Flowers are purple. The 
 Q, 3 * Root 
 
T H 
 
 ( 240 ) 
 
 T H 
 
 Root is as long as the grows frequently in Hedges 
 Little Fineer , and has and Ditches. 
 
 fome thickifh Fibres, and 
 grows awry. ’Tis of a 
 reddifh Colour, efpecialiy 
 within, and taftes fome- 
 what Aromatick. It 
 grows commonly on Hills, 
 and in dry Places, and on 
 Stony Grounds , on the 
 Downs in SuJJex. 
 
 Tis Alexipharmick , 
 and Sudorifick. It pre- 
 vents and cures the Plague, 
 if it be taken in time. 
 Tis. Diuretick, and good 
 in a Dropfic. Philip Me - 
 tanfthon, when he was af- 
 fi idled with Hypochon- 
 driack Pains , ufed this 
 Herb, and commended it 
 much. 
 
 Ladies 
 
 Thifile, in Latin Cardv.us 
 Maria. The Leaves have 
 white Spots ; they are 
 long, and broad, and ve- 
 ry prickly. The Stalk is 
 channeled, downy, and 
 five or fat Foot high ; and 
 is divided into many 
 Branches. The Bufli is 
 fo prickly, that it cannot 
 be handled. The Root 
 is long , and thick. It 
 
 ‘Tis fuppofed to have 
 the fame Virtue with the 
 Blcffed Thiftle , called 
 commonly Carduus. But 
 it is oftner ufed in the ; 
 Kitchin, than for Medi- ; 
 cine. The Decodlion of 
 it is ufed with good Sue- 1 
 cefs, in Obftrudlions of j 
 the Liver, of the Bow- 
 els , and of Urine ; 
 wherefore it is good in 
 the Jaundice, for the 
 Dropfie, and the Stone in 
 the Kidneys. The di- 
 ftill’d Water of it cures 
 the Difeales of the Side. ' 
 Tis chiefly ufed outward- 
 ly , in Eating Ulcers , 
 Rags being dip’d in the 
 Water, and applied to 
 the Sores. The Seed is 
 frequently ufed in Emul- 
 lions, with other Seeds, 
 for a P leu rife. The ten- 
 der Leaves, the Prickles 
 being cut off, are boyl’d 
 with Pot-herbs , and eat , 
 very well. ‘Tis kept in - 
 Gardens, and is ufed in 
 Sallets , and the like. . 
 Take of the Water of 
 Ladies-Thiftle ten Oun- 
 ces , of Erauck Poppy- 
 water 
 
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 water three Ounces, of 
 the Syrup of the fame one 
 Ounce, of Prepar’d Pearl 
 oije Dram ; mix them : 
 Take fix Spoonfuls every 
 fourth Hour. This Julep 
 is tifed in a Peripneumonia, 
 or Inflammation of the 
 Lungs. 
 
 The Blejfed SCfetSlC, in 
 Latin Carduus Bencdiitus. 
 The whole Plant is very 
 bitter , except the Root. 
 This Thiftle was called 
 Bleffed, or Holy, for its 
 excellent Virtues. It was 
 fent out of India , to Fre- 
 derick^ III. Emperor ; tho’ 
 it was afterwards found ! 
 to grow of its own accord 
 in Europe. The Decodtion 
 of it is beft. ’Tis com- 
 mended for the Falling- 
 ficknefs, for Giddinefs in 
 the Head, and Deafnels ; 
 alfo for the Cholick, for 
 the Stone in the Kidnies, 
 and for the.. Hip-Gout. 
 But it is chiefly prais’d for 
 its Virtue againft the 
 Plague ; either taken in- 
 wardly, for Prevention, or 
 to cure it by provoking 
 Swear $ or outwardly ap- 
 plied, to break the Bu- 
 boes. Our People ufe it 
 
 commonly in Poffct-drink, 
 to promote Sweating : 
 And by taking a large 
 quantity of it, they cleanle 
 the Stomach by Vomiting. 
 There is fcarce any thing 
 better for curing Putrid 
 Ulcers. A Woman, whofe 
 Brcafts were quite con- 
 lum’d by a Cancer, was 
 reftor’d to Health by the 
 diftill’d Water of it, and 
 by fprink-ling the Powder 
 of the Leaves on tfhe Ul- 
 cers. A Girl that took 
 Poyfon, was cured by the 
 ufe of this Water, when 
 Treacle, and other Alexi- ; 
 pharmicks would do no 
 good. ’Tis alfo much 
 commended for the Scur- 
 vy. Take of Carduus- 
 water compounded, and 
 Scordium-water , each 
 three Ounces ; Treacle - 
 water two Ounces ; make 
 a Julep : Take fix Spoon- 
 fuls every fixth Hour. 
 This is good in the Plague. 
 
 Sovp-‘£L\)i1&lC, in Latin 
 Sonchus. It is in the Root 
 and Milk bitterer than in 
 the Leaves. ’Tis of the 
 Nature of Dandelion : the 
 Leaves are moft cool and 
 Bitterifh ; and the Root 
 Q. 4 moft 
 
T H 
 
 T H 
 
 ( 232 ) 
 
 moft aperitive^ the Leaves 
 are good for hot tumors : 
 And boyJ’d, it is good to 
 give Nurfes to increafe 
 Milk. The Diddl'd Wa- 
 ter is good for Freckles, 
 and the Root is a gopd 
 Diuretick. 
 
 The White-Qpp OJlt, or 
 /Haw-Thorn Tree , in Latin 
 Oxy acanthus. The White- 
 Thorn is a great Shrub 
 growing oftentimes to the 
 Height of the Pear-Tree 
 the Trunk, or Body is 
 Great : The Boughs and 
 Branches hard and Wood- 
 dy, fet full of long Sharp 
 thorns : the Leaves are 
 broad, cut into divers 
 Sections. fmooth and of 
 a gliftering green Colour : 
 the Flowers grow upon 
 fpoky Rundles, of a Plea- 
 fant fweet fmell , fome- 
 tirnes White, and often 
 dafli’d over with a light 
 wadi of Purple ; there- 
 fore dome have thought 
 that there is a Difference 
 in the Plants : after which 
 comes the Fruit, being 
 round Berries, Green at 
 the Firft, and Red when 
 Ripe ; wherein is found a 
 fort fweet Pulp, and cer- 
 
 tain whitidi Seed : The 
 Root grows deep in the 
 Ground, of a hard Wood- 
 Subftance. It grows in 
 Woods and Hedges near 
 High-ways almoft every 
 where. It flowers in May, 
 the Fruit is ripe in the be- 
 ginning of September , and 
 is Food for Birds in Win- 
 ter. ’Tis very AftringcnV, 
 the Haws, or Berries, ajs 
 Diofcorides fays, do both 
 ftay the Lask, the Menles, 
 and all other Fluxes of 
 Blcod : Some Authors 
 
 Write, that the Stones bea- 
 ten to powder and given 
 to drink are good againft 
 the Stone. The Leaves are 
 mucilaginous ; the Fruit 
 is pulpy and mucilagi- 
 nous ; therefore good for 
 the Stone. The Stones 
 joyning with the Animal- 
 acids , become Diuretick. 
 The Bark is rough and 
 bitterifh and the Flowers 
 fmell Sweet and faint. 
 Pyracantha has the fame 
 Tafte and Vertuc. 
 
 2Cl)0?n-,3pple, in Latin 
 Stramonium. An Oint- 
 ment made of the Juice 
 of the Leaves, and Lard, 
 is very good for Burns 
 and 
 
T H ( 2;$ ) 
 
 T H 
 
 and. Scalds. The Seed 
 powder’d, and. taken in 
 Beer, occasions Madnels 
 for twenty four Hours. 
 Thieves give it to thofc 
 they intend, to rob. And 
 Wenches give half a Dram 
 of it to their Lovers, in 
 Beer or Wine. Some arc 
 fo well skill’d in Dofing of 
 it, that they can make 
 Men mad for as many 
 Hours as they pleafe. 
 
 2Cl)0?0te!>tUaj;, in La- 
 
 tin Perfolinta. 1 he Root 1 
 is (Ingle, white and woody, 
 and taftes fweet. It has 
 one fmall, ftiff, fmeeth, 
 and round, channei’d, con- 
 cave, jointed Stalk, a Foot, 
 or two Foot high, of an 
 Aromatick Smell when it 
 is cut or broken. The 
 Leaves are almoft oval, 
 lmooth, and blmfh : Lit- 
 tle Nerves run obliquely, 
 from the Centre of the 
 Leaf, to the Circumfe- 
 rence of it. The Stalk 
 pafles through the Leaf, 
 which is divided into 
 Branches at top, whereon 
 hand Tufts of fmall, yel- 
 low Flowers. The Seed 
 is fmall, and blackifh, 
 
 The Decoction of the 
 Herb in Wine, or the 
 Leaves powder’d, are giv- 
 en for Ruptures and. Con- 
 tufions, ’Tis alio uled fof 
 the King’s-Evil, for Fra- 
 ctures, and an Eryfipclas. 
 
 SEfcoat-toOJt, in Latin 
 
 T rachelium. T he Root is 
 white, and fweet. Thp 
 Stalks are three or four 
 Foot high, or higher, a- 
 bout the thicknefs of 
 the little Finger ; they arc 
 channei’d, hairy, and pur- 
 plifli. The Leaves are 
 placed alternately on the 
 Stalks ; they are hairy 
 and like the Leaves of 
 Nettles ; the Under are 
 placed on long Foot-ftalks, 
 the Upper on ihort ones. 
 The Flowers are like a 
 Bell, and of a bluifh Co- 
 lour. 
 
 The whole Plant, efpe- : 
 c ialiy the Root, is aftrin- 
 gent, and drying ; and 
 therefore the Deco&ion of 
 it is good to be ufed at the 
 Beginning of Ulcers and 
 Inflammations of the 
 Mouth, and Tonfils ; and 
 for other Difeales that re- 
 quire aftringent Remedies. 
 
 ' ^ Wild 
 
T O 
 
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 Ppyid-SCtypitie, in Lacin 
 Serpyllum. It grows on 
 Hills, and dry Grounds. 
 
 ? Tis hot and dry. It 
 forces the Courfes, and 
 Urine. ’Tis Cephalick , 
 Uterine, and Stomachick. 
 Tis good for Spitting of 
 Blood, and Convuihons, 
 and for Gripes. Out- 
 wardly applied, it cures 
 Head-aches, and Giddi- 
 nefs ; and difpofes to 
 Sleep. 
 
 ICoaMJap, in Latin 
 Linarin lutea vulgaris. It 
 creeps much, with white, 
 hard, woody Roots. It 
 has many Stalks, a Foot, 
 or two Foot high ; they 
 are fmooth, and bluifh ; 
 they have many {harp , 
 narrow Leaves, plac’d dis- 
 orderly ; they are branchy 
 at top. The yellow Flow- 
 ers, are placed on a Spike, 
 at the top of the Branches, 
 each on a Snort Foot-ftalk. 
 The Seed is round. The 
 Plant taftes bitterifhj and 
 a little acrid. 
 
 A Small Glafs of the di- 
 ftill’d Water with a Dram 
 of the Powder of Ground- 
 
 Elder mix’d with it, eva- 
 cuates Urine powerfully 
 in a Dropfie. The Water 
 alfo purges by Stool, and 
 cures the Jaundice ; but 
 efpecially, the DecoCtion 
 of the Herb in Wine, which 
 alfo opens Obstructions of 
 the Liver. The Water or 
 the Juice drop’d into the 
 Eyes, cure Inflammations 
 and Rednefs of them. 
 Rags dip’d in the Water, 
 cleanfe Ulcers : And the 
 Juice takes off Spots from 
 the Face. Take of the 
 Herb and Flowers a Suffi- 
 cient quantity; boyl them 
 with Lard, till it is very 
 green ; and make an 
 Ointment: When you ufe 
 it, mix a Yolk of an 
 Egg with it. This is good 
 to take off the Pain of the 
 Piles. 
 
 SEob&CCO, in Latin Ni- 
 cotiana. It refills Putrefa- 
 ction, provokes Sneezing ; 
 is Anodyne, Vulnerary, 
 and vomits. Being 
 fmoak’d, it flops Catarrhs, 
 difpofes to Reft, takes off 
 Wearinefs, and fuppreffes 
 Mother-fits, and is a good 
 Prefervative againft the 
 Plague. A Gargarilm of 
 ir 
 
T O 
 
 T O 
 
 ( *15 ) 
 
 it cures the Tooth ach, 
 and diffolves Tumours of 
 the Uvula. A Bath of it, 
 or the green Leaves appli- 
 ed, cure a Leprofie, the 
 Itch, and Lice : It heals 
 Wounds, and cleanfes Ul- 
 cers, and cures Burns. 
 The Smoaking of Tobac- 
 co- ft rengthens theStomach, 
 helps Concodlion , and 
 gently moves the Belly : 
 But it is not good for Peo- 
 ple of an hot Conftitution. 
 The Pain of the Teeth is 
 cured, by flopping thole 
 that are hollow with Cal- 
 cin’d Tobacco. For the 
 Pallie, Take the green 
 Leaves, and infufe them 
 in Malaga- Wine, and rub 
 the Parts well with it after 
 Sweating. This is the 
 bell outward Remedy for 
 a Pallie. A Nobleman 
 that was extreamly fat, 
 was reduc’d to an ordina- 
 ry Size, by chewing To- 
 bacco ; which alfo does 
 good in an ylfthma. ’Tis 
 of great ufe in Camps, 
 where there is,many times, 
 Scarcity of Vidluals ; and 
 Ch clicks, and the like. 
 The Fume of Tobacco 
 blown up into the Bowels, 
 is a molt clfcblual Clyfter 
 
 in the Cholick. It alfo 
 cures Mother-fits , and 
 Fainting, being blown up- 
 on the Matrix. 
 
 The Greater 
 
 in Latin Dent aria, 
 major. The Root is foft, 
 white, and juicy, and con- 
 fifts of many Scales. The 
 Stalk is about as thick as 
 the Little Finger, nine Inch- 
 es high, or higher, round, 
 and juicy, eafily broken, 
 cover’d with a thin Mem- 
 brane, and full of a juicy 
 Pulp. It has feme Mem- 
 branaceous Ears , like 
 Leaves , plac’d by Inter- 
 vals. It has many gaping, 
 light , purplifh Flowers, 
 that hang on fhort Foot- 
 flalks. The Seed is round. 
 
 ’Tis excellent for Rup- 
 tures, for inward Wounds, 
 and for Difeafes riling 
 from Defluxions , two 
 Drams of the Powder be- 
 ing taken in Broth for 
 forty Days together. 
 
 SCojmentt!, in Latin 
 
 Tormentilla. The Root is 
 fometimes as thick as the 
 Thumb fometimes it 
 grows flreight, fometimes 
 awry * 
 
T O 
 
 to (2 36 ; 
 
 awry ; it has reddifh Fi- 
 bres, and is of an aftr in- 
 gent Tafte. The Stalks lie 
 on the Ground, having ma- 
 ny fiiort Leaves; fometimes 
 they grow upright, and are 
 two Foot high ; they are 
 fmall, hairy, and reddifh. 
 JThe Flowers arc fmall, 
 and yellowifh, and confift 
 of four Leaves. Note, the 
 Leaves are like the Leaves 
 of Cinquefoil, but longer, 
 and lefs dented. 
 
 It dries, and is very a- 
 ftringent ; wherefore there 
 is no Remedy more proper 
 for Fluxes of the Belly and 
 Womb, than the Roots of 
 Tormentil. Befides, they 
 are Diaphoretick, and A- 
 lexipharmick ; wherefore 
 they are ufed in all Medi- 
 cines for the Plague, and 
 Malignant Difeafcs, efpe- 
 cially when Fluxes of the 
 Belly accompany them. 
 Moreover , they are mixt 
 with Vulnerary Potions, 
 Ointments, and Plaftets ; 
 for they cure old and pu- 
 trid Ulcers. Haifa Dram, 
 or a Dram of the Extra# 
 of Tormentil is much com- 
 mended for curing an Epi- 
 demick Dyfentery ; Ru- 
 
 barb being ufed before, if 
 there be obealion. A Wo- 
 man that was wont to mif- 
 carry after the Second 
 Month, was cured in the 
 following manner: She was 
 purg’d, and took Sage with 
 her Meat and Drink, and 
 as much of the following 
 Powder as would lie on a 
 Groat was given at a time: 
 Take of Cochinele, Pre- 
 par’d Pearl, and Tormcn- 
 til-roots, each one Dram ; 
 of Maffick half a Dram ; 
 mingle them, and make a 
 Powder. The following 
 Piaifter was applied to the 
 Loins, and the Os facruvn : 
 Take of the pureff Labda- 
 num one Ounce and an 
 half; of Galls, Oak-Mofs, 
 Bole-Armoniack, Cyprefs- 
 Nuts,Seal’d-Earth,Mirtles, 
 Red Rofes Dragon’s-blood, 
 and Balauflians, each half 
 an Ounce ; of Ship-Pitch 
 two Ounces, of Turpern- 
 tine fix Ounces ; make a 
 Plafter. After the ufe of 
 thefe things fine went out 
 her Time, and had a lufty 
 Child; and after that 
 more. 
 
 MarJh-WXtltii\ } OT Bud 
 beans , in Latin 'Trifolium 
 paluftre , It grows com- 
 monly 
 
T R 
 
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 T K 
 
 ( 
 
 monly in Marlhes , and 
 .warery Places ; and is 
 much commended in the 
 Scurvy, and for Pains in 
 the Limbs. The Leaves 
 are boyl’d in Beer, and it 
 is taken twice or thrice a 
 Day j but becaufe it is 
 very bitter, ’cis beft taken 
 in a Syrup. 
 
 Meadow-$CttfGi\,orTbree 
 Leaved Grajs , in Latin 
 Trifolium Pratenfe. 
 
 Meadow Trefoil brings 
 forth Stalks a Cubit high, 
 round , and fomething 
 hairy, the greater part of 
 which creepeth upon the 
 Ground , whereon grow 
 Leaves coniifting of three 
 joyned together, one hand- 
 ing a little from another ; 
 of which, thofe that are 
 neareft The Root are 
 rounder, than they that 
 grow on the upper part, 
 having for the molt part 
 in the midft a white Spot 
 like a half Moon. The 
 Flowers grow on the tops 
 of the Stalks in a Tuft or 
 fmall Fox-Tail-Ear, of a. 
 Purple Colour, and fweet 
 of Tafte. The Seed grows 
 in little Husks, round and 
 
 blackifh : The Root is 
 long, woody, and grows 
 deep. 
 
 There is another of the 
 Field Trefoils , differing 
 from the preceding, efpe- 
 cially in the Colour of 
 the Flowers ; for as thofe 
 are of a bright PurpleCo- 
 lour; contrary, thefe are 
 very white. The Leaves, 
 Flowers, and all the whole 
 Plant is lelfer than the 
 former. 
 
 There is alfo a Trefoil 
 of this kind, which is 
 fown in the Fields in the 
 Low-Countries, in Italy, 
 and divers other places 
 beyond Sea, it cometh up 
 Ranker and Higher than 
 that which grows in Mea- 
 dows, and is an excellent 
 Food for Cattle, both to 
 fatten them and caule 
 them to give great ftore 
 of Milk. 
 
 Of this there is one 
 with more white Flow- 
 ers , which has Stalks 
 fome a Foot high, and 
 narrow, hairy Leaves with 
 a Root of the thicknefs of 
 the Little Finger. This 
 is 
 
TR 
 
 C 238 ; 
 
 TR 
 
 is clufius bis tri folium ma- 
 jus frimum . The other 
 
 has Stalks, fome a Cubit 
 high, with larger Joints 
 and Leaves : The Flower, 
 or Head of Flowers, is 
 alfo larger of an elegant 
 redColour. Clufius calls th is 
 Trifolium majus tertium. 
 Likewife we have in our 
 Fields a fmall Trefoil that 
 brings forth yellow Flow- 
 ers, a greater and a lelfer, 
 and divers others, alfo dif- 
 fering from thefe in di- 
 vers notable points ; The 
 which , to diftinguifh a 
 part, would greatly en- 
 large our Volurrm , and 
 yet to fmall purpofe : 
 Therefore we leave them 
 to be diftinguifh’d by the 
 Curious, who may at the 
 firft view, eafily perceive 
 the difference , and alfo 
 that they be of one Stock 
 and Kindred. The great- 
 er of thefe yellow Tre- 
 foils, hath pretty large 
 yellow Heads, which af- 
 ter become of a brownifh 
 Colour , and fomewhat 
 refemble a Hop 5 whence 
 Thaeius call’d it Lupelus 
 Sylvaticus, Trifolium lutc- 
 um alterum lupulinum :■ 
 Dodonaus calls it trifolium 
 
 (igrarium. The Leaves 
 are fmall * and lightly 
 nickt about the Edges. 
 The leffer hath fm alter 
 and far leffer yellowHeads , 
 which are fucceeded by 
 many little crooked Clu- 
 ftring Seeds : The Leaves 
 of this are fmall and 
 fnipt about the Edges , 
 Both this and the other 
 have two little Leaves , 
 dole by the faftning' of 
 the Foot-ftalks of the 
 the Leaves to the main 
 Stalks. 
 
 Common Meadow-Tre- 
 foil grows in Meadows, 
 Fertile Paihircs, and Wa- 
 terifh Grounds, the other 
 love the like Soil. They 
 Flour i fh from May , to 
 the end of Summer. The 
 Leaves and Flowers of 
 Meadow-Trefoils are cold 
 and dry : The Deco- 
 
 dfcion of Theee - leaved 
 Grafs made with Hony, 
 and ufed in a Clifter, is 
 good againitthe Frcttings 
 and Pains in the Inte- 
 ftines, and driveth forth 
 tough and flimy Humours 
 that cleave to them. The 
 Leaves boyl’d with a little 
 Barrow-Greafe, and ufed 
 as 
 
T U 
 
 ( 239 ) 
 
 TU 
 
 as a Poultefs, rake away 
 hon Swellings and Inflam- 
 mations. Oxen and other 
 Cattle Feed on this Herb, 
 and alfo Calves and young 
 Lambs. The Flowers are 
 acceptable to Beer. Pliny 
 lays for certain, That the 
 Leaves of this Plant 
 tremble , and. Hand up- 
 right before the coming 
 of a Storm or Tempcft. 
 The Meadow - Trefoil 
 ( efpccially that with the 
 half Moon upon the Leaf ) 
 Stamped with a little 
 Hony, takes away the 
 Pin and Web in the Eyes, 
 eales the Pain and In- 
 flammation of them, if it 
 be ttrain’d and dropp’d 
 into them. 
 
 SCurnep, in Latin 
 jmm. It forces Urine, and 
 is a Provocative to Vcnc- 
 ry. The Juice and Broth 
 wherein they are boy I’d 
 cure Quartan-Agues. Raw 
 Turneps cure the Scurvy. 
 Roafted under Allies, and 
 applied behind the Ears, 
 they cure the Hcad-ach, 
 and the Pain of the Teeth. 
 They are applied to Ul- 
 cers of the Legs, and to 
 Swellings of the Breaft, 
 
 and for Scrophulous and 
 Scorbutick Turn ours, with 
 good Succefs. The Broth 
 of them makes a good 
 Gargarifm for foreMouths. 
 Half a Dram of the Seed 
 is ufed at a time to excite 
 Venery ; and in Malig- 
 nant Difeafes, to expel Ve^ 
 nom. Take of fliced Tur- 
 neps, and of White Sugar, 
 each half a Pound ; put 
 them into an Earthen 
 Pot, making a Lay of one, 
 and a Lay of the other ; 
 cover it with Paper , and 
 bake it with Bread j when 
 it is drawn prefs out the 
 Juice , and keep it for 
 ufe : Take a Spoonful 
 
 Morning and Evening. 
 This is good for Coughs, 
 and at the Beginning of 
 Confumptions. 
 
 SEtttfatt, in Latin An - 
 
 dr of t mum vulgar e. The 
 Root is thick, woody, red- 
 dilh, and has long Fibres. 
 The Stalks are woody , 
 three or four Foot high, 
 round, reddilh, frnooth; 
 'and crefted. They have 
 two large Leaves at every 
 Joint, green above, whi- 
 tifh below. The Flowers 
 are yellow, and confift of 
 
T W 
 
 ( 240 ) V A 
 
 five Leaves $ ' they are 
 placed on long Foot-ftalks. 
 After the Flowers, come 
 Heads of Seeds , • firft 
 greenifh, then* reddifh , 
 and laft of a purple Co- 
 lour. The Juice is red- 
 difh. 
 
 It flops Blood, and is 
 an excellent Vulnerary 
 Plant, taken inwardly, or. 
 outwardly applied. 
 
 2Dttap-l)ia$0, in Latin 
 
 Bi folium filvejlrc. 
 
 It hath many fmall Fi- 
 bres, faftned unto a fmall 
 Knot or Root , from 
 which rifeth up a flender 
 Stem or Stalk, tender, fat, 
 full of Juice , in the 
 middle whereof are pla- 
 ced in order two broad 
 Leaves , Ribb’d and 
 in fhape ‘ like the 
 Leaves of Plantain ; upon 
 the top of the Stalk grows 
 a flender greemfli Spike 
 compofed of many fmall 
 Flowers, each little Flow- 
 er refembling a Gnat f, 
 or little Gofling newly 
 Hatch'd. 
 
 It Taftes Sweet, Muci- 
 laginous, and a little a- 
 crid, or biting. It is pro- 
 bably of the Orchis kind: 
 Its Vertue lies in the 
 Mucilage, or Acrid Bi- 
 ting i by both which it ! 
 may be outwardly E- I 
 mollient , and inwardly I 
 Diuretick. 
 
 V. 
 
 ArdenMtiitXm in 
 O Latin Valeriana hor- 
 tcnfis. The Root and Herb 
 are very Diuretick. Half 
 a Spoonful of the Powder 
 of the Root, before the 
 Stalk fprings, taken once 
 or twice, in Wine, Water, 
 or Mi Ik, relieves thofe that 
 are feiz’d with the Falling- 
 licknefs. And Sylvius rec- 
 kons it more effedlual in 
 this Cafe, than the Roots 
 of Male - Peony. The 
 Leaves bruis’d, are com- 
 monly applied’ to flight 
 Wounds ; upon which 
 Account it is called Cut- 
 finger . It purges upwards 
 and downwards. 
 
 Common 
 
( 2 4 i ) V E 
 
 V E 
 
 Common tUllttiftttt , in 1 
 Latin Verbena, vulgaris. So 
 many Virtues are attribu- 
 ted by Authors, to this 
 Plant, that it would tire 
 one to reckon them up. 
 ’Tis Cephalick, and Vul- 
 nerary. ’Tis ufed for Ob- 
 ftrudfions of the Liver and 
 Spleen, and in the Stone j 
 for Difeafes of the Eyes, 
 and Breaft ; for the Gripes, 
 the Bloody-Flux, a Terti- 
 an Ague, to heal Wounds 
 and to haften Delivery. 
 
 5 Tis' outwardly ufed. for 
 the Head-ach, Pain of the 
 Teeth, Rednefs and Weak - 
 nefs of the Eyes, fer a 
 Qu inlie, and for Swellings 
 of the Glandules of the 
 Jaws, for the Falling of the 
 Fundament, for cleanfing 
 Ulcers, and for Pains of 
 the Spleen. ’Tis reckon’d 
 a Specifick for Pains of the 
 Head, from whatevetCaufe 
 they proceed. The diftill’d 
 Water is applied outward- 
 ly to the Head. ; and four 
 Ounces are taken inward- 
 ly, with four Drops of Spi- 
 rit of Salt. Forejlus fays, 
 he knew Two who where 
 cured of the Head-ach,on- 
 ly by hanging the green 
 Herb about their Necks, 
 when many other Medi- 
 
 cines Were ufed to no pur- 
 pofe. 
 
 tiucntts-comb, or Shej>- 
 herds - Needle , or Wild 
 Chervil , in Latin Petien 
 Veneris. 
 
 Peften Veneris , do’s not 
 much differ in the quanti- 
 ty of the Stalks, Leaves, 
 and Flowers, from Chervil ; 
 but has not fuch a pleafant 
 Smell as Chervil , the 
 Leaves are leffer, more 
 finely cut, and of a 
 Brownifh green Colour : 
 The Flowers grow at the 
 top of the Stalks in fmall 
 white Tufts 5 after which 
 come up long Seeds very 
 like Pack-Needles, orderly 
 difpofed one by another 
 like the great Teeth of a 
 Comb, from whence it 
 took its Name Pecien Ve- 
 neris, or Venus's Combi or 
 Venus’ s Needle : The Root 
 is White, a Finger long. 
 It grows in moft Com 
 Fields in England, efpe- 
 cially among Wheat and 
 Barley. It Flowers in 
 May : The Seed is ripe 
 in Auguft with , Corn. 
 
 5 hepherds- Needle ( fays 
 
 Galen ) it an Herb fome- 
 what Aftringent and bitter 
 in Taftc. Di of cor ides fays 
 
 R it.s 
 
V E 
 
 V E ( 242 ) 
 
 it’s eaten both raw and 
 boyl’d, and that it* is a 
 wholelome Pot-Hetb a- 
 mong the Greeks. The 
 Decoction of it is good 
 for the Bladder, Kidneys, 
 and Liver. Sir John Floyer 
 fays, Venus-Ccnib is Sweet, 
 Hot, and Aromatick ; like 
 Chervil , in Tafte and 
 Smell; and of a Diuretick 
 Virtue. 
 
 ®etcb, or Fetch , in La- 
 tin Vicia. 
 
 The Vetch hath {lender 
 and four-fquarc Stalks 
 almoft three Foot long : 
 The Leaves are long, with 
 clafping Tcndreis at the 
 end made up of .many 
 fmallLcaves growing upon 
 one Rib or middle Stem ; 
 every one whereof is 
 greater , broader , and 
 thicker than that of the 
 Lentil : The Flowers are 
 like the Flowers of the 
 Garden Bean, but of a 
 black purple Colour : 
 The Cods are broad, 
 {mall, and in every one 
 are contain’d five or fix 
 Grains, not round, but 
 flat like thofc of the Len- 
 til, of Colour Black, and 
 of unpleafant Tafte. The 
 Tare is Sown in any 
 Ground or Soil whatfo- 
 
 ever. It Flowers in May 
 and perfects its Seed to- 
 wards September. It is 
 called in Larin, Vicia , a 
 vincicndo , from binding 
 or wrapping , .as Vnrro 
 notes, became, (fays he) 
 it has likewife clafping 
 Tendrels as the Vine hath, 
 by which it crawls up- 
 ward upon the Stalks of 
 of the Weeds which are 
 next to it. The Country- j 
 men lay up this Vetch with 
 the Seeds and whole 
 Plant , that it may be 
 fodder for their Cattle. 
 
 I have known (fays Ga- 
 len) fomc who in time of 
 Famine have fed on it, 
 especially in the Spring, 
 it being Green ; yet it’s 
 hard of Digeftion, and 
 bindeth the Belly. There- 
 fore feeing this is its Na- 
 ture, it is manifeft that, 
 the nouriftiment which 
 comes from it hath no 
 good Juice at all but in- 
 gendreth a thick blood , 
 and apt to become Me- 
 lancholy. Common Vetch ^ 
 or, T are is of a Pea- tafte, 
 and rough : the Juice is 
 given in the Scurvy, to 
 hinder the great Fermen- 
 tation of the Blood. 
 
 tmta- 
 
VI ( 243 ) 
 
 iEll£Sl£C, in Larin Viola. 
 The Leaves are cooling. 
 The Flowers moiftcn, cool , 
 and mollifie. They are 
 reckon’d among the Cor- 
 dial-Flowers, They are 
 chiefly ufed in Fevers, to 
 abate the Heat, and to eafe 
 the Pain of the Head oc- 
 cafion’d by it ; and for 
 Coughs and Pieurilies. 
 
 Purple-WiiQittS, in La- 
 tin Viola martin Purpurea. 
 
 The green Leaves of 
 Purple-Violets are Mucila- 
 ginous ; and therefore 
 Cooling and Emollient in 
 Pulteffes for Inflammati- 
 ons. The Flowers are Mu- 
 cilaginous, and a little A- 
 cridandofa fragrantSmell 
 the Syrup purges a little, 
 Cools and lenifies Coughs, 
 and is Diuretick. The 
 Seeds are Mucilaginous, 
 Acrid, and Diuretick in 
 Emulfions; and fometimes 
 Purge and Vomit. The 
 Cordial Faculty lies in the 
 Fragrancy. 
 
 Maim, called Panfies, 
 in Latin Viola Tricolor. 
 
 T'he Leaves of Panfies 
 are Hot, A-crid, Mucila- 
 
 V I 
 
 ftili’d Water fmells like 
 them, and is Antiepilep- 
 tickj outwardly the Leaves 
 Mollify, Difcufs, Agglu- 
 tinate, and cure the Itch 
 in Baths. The Mucilage 
 helps Gripes by the purg- 
 ing Quality ; and helps 
 Expectoration , by the 
 Mucilge , and Acrimony. 
 
 {Mtpers-gjafe, in La- 
 tin Scor^onera. The Root 
 is eaten with Meat, and is 
 as fweet as Parfnip. 5 Lis 
 much ufed for the Biting 
 of Venomous Creatures, 
 in Peftilential Fevers, for 
 Melancholy , Palpitation 
 j of the Heart, the Falling- 
 ! ficknefs, Giddinefs, Ob- 
 ftrudions of the Bowels, 
 Difeafes of the Womb, 
 for the Jaundice, and at 
 the Beginning of a Drop- 
 fie. Take of the Roots 
 of Scorzonera and Ange- 
 lica, each fix Drams ; of 
 the Leaves of Wood-Sor- 
 rel with the Roots, two 
 Handfuls ; of Rafpd 
 Hart’s-horn and Ivory , 
 each half an Ounce, of 
 Liquorifh two Drams ; 
 boyl them in a fufficient 
 quantity of Barly-water, 
 to one Pint and an half; 
 
 ginous, and Mealy j and 
 therefore Emollient : The 
 Smell is ftrong, like O- j to the {train d Liquor add 
 range-Flowers j the di- 1 R 2 °‘ 
 
W A 
 
 W A ( 244 ) 
 
 of Compounded Scordi- 
 um-watet, and of the cold 
 Cordial-water of Saxony , 
 each three Ounces 3 of 
 Syrup of Rasberries three 
 Ounces ; mingle them ; 
 make an Apozem , of 
 which take three Ounces , 
 or four , at pleafure. 
 This is much ufed in 
 Fevers. 
 
 W. 
 
 ■\rt781ntlt-trec, in La- 
 
 * * tin Juglans. The 
 outward Bark dried, vo- 
 mits itrongly : The Cat- 
 kins are a gentler Vomit. 
 The frefli Nuts move the 
 Belly : The Dry are hot, 
 and hard to digeft ; they 
 incrcale Choler, and caufe 
 a Cough. The Juice of the 
 outward Bark gargl’d in 
 the Mouth, is very ufeful 
 in a Relaxation of the Al- 
 monds, and for an Inflam- 
 mation of the Throat. A 
 Decodtion of the outward 
 Bark of the green Nut 
 forces Worms out of their 
 Holes. The green and un- 
 ripe Nuts candied with 
 the Bark ‘on, gently move 
 the Belly, two or three 
 being taken at Bed-time, 
 
 The Tree tapp’d in the 
 Spring , yields a great 
 quantity of Liquor, but it 
 is not fo pleafant as that 
 of the Birch-tree. ’Tis 
 faid to be peculiarly pro- 
 per for Obftrudtions of 
 the Courfes , the Nuts 
 being infus’d in Water 
 till the Skin of the Ker- 
 nels comes off, then in- 
 infu’fe them two Days 
 in si qua vita: : Take two 
 or three of them daily, in 
 the Morning failing, for 
 ten Days before the ufual 
 time of their Flowing. 
 The Oyl of the Nut, 
 mix’d with Oyl of Al- 
 monds, is excellent in the 
 Stone $ two or three 
 Ounces of it may be 
 taken inwardly at a time. 
 See Mr, Boyl , of Specific!^ 
 Remedies, png. 163 . 
 
 More vertues of Wallnuts. 
 
 Wallnuts , are laudable 
 and wholefome being 
 eaten after any fort of 
 Fifh, for they take away 
 the Slimynefs of them ; 
 whence is faid, Pofi pi fees 
 mice s , poft carnem cafeui 
 adfit. The flude of a 
 Nur-Tree is very pernici- 
 ous, for it fends forth an 
 nn- 
 
W A 
 
 ( 2 4 ? ) 
 
 W H 
 
 unwholefome Vapour and 
 Exhalation, which makes 
 the Head heavy, and with 
 its deftrueftive Odour pe- 
 netrates and offends the 
 Brain. Wallnuts con- 
 ferved with Sugar and 
 Honey, are very good in 
 cold Weather, and warm 
 the Stomach ; the Dry 
 are good in Winter for 
 old, Flegmatick, and Me- 
 lancholick Men, becaufe 
 they open the Breaft. If 
 Nut-Trees are fruitful, it 
 fignifies abundance of 
 Corn. 
 
 SKUalDfletOec, in Latin 
 JLcucoium lutcum. It grows 
 every where on Walls. 
 
 The Flowers are cordi- 
 al , and good for the 
 Nerves : They eafe Pain , 
 provoke the Courfes, ex- 
 pel the Secundine, and a 
 dead Child. The Ccn- 
 ferve of the Flowers, the 
 diftill’d Water, and the 
 Oyl made of the Flowers 
 by Infufion, are in ufe 
 for Apoplexies, and Palfies. 
 The Oyl is very Anodine 
 in Wounds, and Inflam- 
 mations of the Nervous 
 Parts. 
 
 flKKav-fattng-ttee, in 
 
 Latin Viburnum . 
 
 The Leaves and Berries 
 are dry, and aftringent. 
 They are ufed for Inflam- 
 mations of the Throat 
 and Almonds, and for the 
 'Relaxation of the Vvula, 
 and to fettle the Teeth 
 when they are lcofe, and 
 alfo for Fluxes of the 
 Belly. 
 
 WRfyttlty in Lattn T riti- 
 cum. The Juice of it is 
 good to take off Spots. 
 The Flower mix’d with 
 Bean-fhell-water , takes 
 cut Wrinkles from the 
 Face. A Cataplafm made 
 with Water and Oyl, and 
 the Flower, takes off the 
 Hardnefs of the Breaft, 
 and ripens Swellings. 
 The Bran cleanfes the 
 Hands, and makes them 
 foft and white. 
 
 There be many forts of 
 Wheat, named from 
 their Country , their 
 Colour , their Quality, 
 their Shape , from the 
 Quantity of their Ears, and 
 from their Largenefs, The 
 beft Wheat is that which 
 is thorough-ripe , thick 
 and hard, fo that you can 
 fcarce break it with your 
 Teeth ; and that which 
 grows in fat Ground , 
 free 
 
W H C 24 6 ) W H 
 
 free from all mixture, full, 
 heavy, fmooth, clear, of a 
 Golden Colour, and is ripe 
 in lefs than three Months 
 time : That which is ga- 
 thered in the Mountains 
 is the beft, efpecially in 
 Italy, which furpalfes all 
 the reft. It nourifhes great- 
 ly, and its nourilhment 
 is folid, and very much 
 ftrengthens. The Flower 
 of Wheat boyled in Milk, 
 orW'ater,with a littleButter 
 cures the hoarfnefs of the 
 Throat , leffens Coughs , 
 is good for thofe that lpit 
 Blood, heals the Ulcers in 
 the Bread j and in Water 
 with Honey it mitigates 
 internal Inflammations. 
 But it is a little hard and 
 heavy Food to digeft , 
 breeds fome grofs and vil- 
 cous humors ; being not 
 well baked, it begets 
 windinefs, and the Stone 
 in the Kidneys and Blad- 
 der, and Multiplies the 
 Worms in the Belly. 
 The few ill qualities of 
 Wheat are corrected, if it 
 be well baked, and lea- 
 foned well with good 
 Spices , whereby it be- 
 comes lefs Windy, and is 
 much more ealily di- 
 alled. 
 
 Bread made of good 
 Wheat , well leavened , 
 and well baked with' a 
 little Salt , is the beft : 
 Bread that is not through- 
 ly Baked , ill kneaded ; 
 and without Salt, is very 
 hurtful and unwholefome, 
 efpecially in fmoaky Ci- 
 ties. Unleavened Bread 
 and Cakes baked under 
 the Allies are hurtful, for 
 they caufe obftrudtions, 
 and will not ealiiy be 
 Digefted. 
 
 mid Cow-WL\)m , in 
 
 Latin CratiCogonon. 
 
 Wild Cow - Wheat has 
 an hairy four-fquare 
 Stalk, very tender, weak, 
 and ealie to Break, not 
 able to ftand Upright 
 without the help of its 
 Neighbours, a foot high 
 or more ; whereupon 
 grow long thin Leaves, 
 lliarp pointed, and often 
 lightly fnipt about the 
 Edges, of a dark purplifli 
 Colour, fometimes green- 
 ifh , fet by couples one 
 oppolite to another ; a- 
 mong which come forth 
 two Flowers at one joint, 
 long and hollow, lome- 
 what gaping like the 
 Flower of a dead Nettle, 
 at 
 
W H 
 
 WH 
 
 ( 247 ) 
 
 at the firft of a pale Yel- 
 low, and after of a Bright 
 Golden Colour ; which 
 Flower by degrees, firft 
 a few, and then more, by 
 means whereof its long 
 in Flowering , which 
 being paft, there fucceed 
 {mall Cups, or Sced-Vef- 
 fels, wherein is contain- 
 ed brown Seed not unlike 
 Wheat. The whole 
 Plant is Hairy, not differ- 
 ing from the Plant Stich- 
 Wort. 
 
 Red Leafed Wild Cow- 
 Wheat is like the former, 
 unlefs that the Leaves 
 are narrower, and the 
 Tuft of Leaves more jag- 
 ged. The Stalks and 
 Leaves are of a Reddilh 
 horfe - flelh Colour the 
 Flowers in figure are like 
 the other, but in Colour 
 differing 5 for that the 
 hollow part of the Flower 
 with the Heel or Spurr 
 is of a Purple Colour, the 
 reft of the FlowerYellow, 
 the Seed and Veffels are 
 like the Precedent. Thefe 
 wild kinds of Cow-wheat 
 grow commonly in fertile 
 Paftures , and bufhy 
 Copfes, or Tow Woods, 
 and among Bufhcs upon 
 barren Heaths and fuefe 
 
 like Places. They Floweir 
 from the beginning of 
 May, to the End of Au- 
 gust. There is not much 
 fet down either of the 
 Nature or Vertues of 
 thefe Plants : Only its 
 
 reported that the Seeds 
 caufe Giddinefs and 
 Drunkenels asDarnel does. 
 The Seed powdered, and 
 given in Broth or other- 
 wife , mightily provoke 
 Venery. Some write , 
 that it will likewife caufe 
 Women to bring forth 
 Male Children. 
 
 Common Witloto* 
 grafe, in Latin Parony- 
 chia vulgaris. It has a 
 fmall, fibrous Root, and 
 many Leaves, that lie on 
 the Ground ; they are 
 fcarce an Inch long ; they 
 are pointed, hairy, lome- 
 times green , fometimes 
 reddifh , and a little in- 
 dented ; and tafte fome- 
 what aftringent at firft, 
 afterwards acrid. It has 
 fometimes one, fometimes 
 two or three Stalks, or 
 more , they are round, 
 and about and Hand high, 
 and fometimes not fo 
 much. 
 
 Rue Whitlow-graft , in- 
 fus’d 
 
( 248 ) 
 
 W I 
 
 W I 
 
 fus’d in Small Beer, and 
 drank for feme Days, 
 cures King’s-Evil-Swell- 
 ings, without any fenfible 
 Evacuation. See Mr. 
 Boy l, of Specific!^ Reme- 
 dies, png. 155 . 
 
 in Latin 
 
 Lyjimach'ia. 
 
 Willow-herb has long 
 and narrow Leaves of a 
 grayilh green colour, in 
 diape like the Willow, or 
 SalloW Leaves, Handing 
 three or four one againit 
 another at Several di dan- 
 ces roundabout the Stalk; 
 which toward the top di- 
 vides it felf into many 
 other Branches, on the 
 tops whereof grow tufts 
 of fair yellow Flowers , 
 confiding of five Leaves 
 a peice, without fmell : 
 which being pad, there 
 cometh forth Seed like 
 Coriander. The Root is 
 long and flender. It 
 grows plentifully in moid 
 Meadows. It Flowers in 
 June and July , and often- 
 times until Augujl. It is 
 cold, dry and very adrin- 
 gauL The Juice accord- 
 ing to, Diofcoridesy is good 
 {againd: the Bloody Flux 
 Joeing taken either by Po- 
 
 tion or Clyder. Its ex- 
 cellent good for green 
 Wounds, and dancheth 
 the Blood ; being alfo 
 put into the Nodrils, it 
 doppeth the Bleeding ar 
 the Nofe. The Smoke, 
 of the Burnt Herb drives 
 away Serpents, and kills 
 Flies and Gnats in a 
 Houfe ; which Pliny 
 fpeaks of in his 25th 
 Book. Snakes (fays he) 
 crawl away at the Smell 
 of Loodrife. The • fame 
 Author affirms in his 26th 
 Book, lad Chapter, that 
 it dieth Hair Yellow , 
 which is not very unlike 
 to be done becaufe the 
 Flowers are Yellow. 
 
 Wtmtewlimv, in La- 
 tin Alkekengi . The Ber- 
 ries are Diurettck, Ne- 
 phritick, and Lirhontrip- 
 tick. They are alfo good 
 for the Jaundice ; they 
 may be cither infus’d in 
 Wine , or boyl’d in 
 Polfet-drink , or pow- 
 der’d, and taken in any 
 Liquor. One that took 
 eight of the Cherries every 
 Change of the Moon, was 
 cured of the Gout ; tho* 
 before 
 
— : - .r , .naifi'Ul 
 
 w o ( 19? ; wo 
 
 before, he was miferably many Joints. The Root is 
 afflidtcd with it. Take fmall, and creeps on the 
 of C^/oj-Turpentine two top of the Earth, fending 
 Drams, of the Balfam of down Capillary Fibres. 
 Tolu half a Dram: with a TheStalksare fmall, four- 
 
 fufficient quantity of the 
 Troches of Alkakengi ; 
 makeMidlingPills : Take 
 four at Bed-time Thefe 
 Pills are good for the Stone 
 in the Kidneys. 
 
 in La- 
 tin Pyrcla. Five or fix of 
 its Leaves lie on the 
 Ground ; they are like the 
 Leaves of a Pear ; they 
 are thick, of a dark Green, 
 fmooth, and Alining above. 
 The Foot-ftalks are near an 
 Hand long. The Stalk is 
 nine Inches highland an- 
 gled, and has on it fome 
 ftnall, fharp Leaves ; and 
 a Spike of fine, white 
 Flowers, cohfifting of five 
 Leaves. The whole Plant 
 taftes bitter. It grows in 
 the North, near Halifax. 
 
 ’Tis an excellent Vulne- 
 rary Herb , either taken 
 inwardly, or outwardly ap- 
 plied. Wild Wood, fee 
 Diet's Weed. 
 
 ^OODjOOf in Latirt A~ 
 fyernla) ’Tis divided into 
 
 fquare, an Hand or nine 
 Inches high. The Leaves 
 are placed on the Joints, 
 like thofe of Madder j they 
 are larger than Cleaver-, 
 leaves, and of a lighter 
 Green ; they fliine a little,' 
 and are a little hairy. 
 The Stalk is divided at the 
 top into two dr three 
 Branches, upon which the 
 Foot-ftalks luftain the little 
 Flowers, that fmellfweet, 
 and are compos’d of four 
 fmall Leaves. The Seeds 
 are fmall, and very hairy 3 
 and infhape like a Kidny 5 
 they ftick to the Clothes, 
 as the Seeds of Clevers do. 
 It grows in hilly Woods,' 
 and among Bullies. It 
 flowers in May. 
 
 ’Tis ufed for Obftrutfti- 
 ons of the Liver, and Gall- 
 bladder ; and to cool an hoc 
 Liver. It procures Mirth, 
 as they fay, being put into 
 Wine, and gives it a plea- 
 lantTafte ; for which Rea- 
 fon ’tis frequently ufed a- 
 mong the Germans* 
 
 O Com* 
 
WO ( 194 ) wo 
 
 Common 5KHOJnVdDOOO , 
 
 in^atin Abfmthium vulgare. 
 It ftrengthens the Stomach 
 and Liver, excites Appe- 
 tite, opens Obftrudtions, 
 and cures Difeafes that are 
 occafipn’dbythem; as, the 
 Jaundice, Dropfie, and the 
 like. ’Tis good in long, 
 putrid Fevers, it carries off 
 vitious Humours by Urine, 
 it expels Worms from the 
 Bowels , and preferves 
 Clothes from Moths. The 
 Juice, the diftill’d Water, 
 the Syrup, the fixed Salt, 
 and the Oyl of it are ufed 5 
 but the Wine or Beer feems 
 to be the beft. It ftrength- 
 ens the Stomach, creates an 
 Appetite, opens Obftru- 
 ciions, and provokes U- 
 rine. The Simple Water 
 is more Languid, and of 
 lefs Virtue. The fixed 
 Salt, if it be wholly fepa- 
 rated from the other Parts, 
 by the force of the Fire, 
 differs nothing, in my O- 
 pinion, neither in Tafte 
 s nor Virtue, from the 
 Fixed Salt of any other 
 Plant. A Scruple or half 
 a Dram of the Salt, accor- 
 ding to the Strength and 
 Age of the Sick, taken in 
 • Spoonful of the Juice of 
 
 Limon, fcarce ever fails to 
 cure Vomiting. Green 
 Wormwood bruis’d, and 
 mix’d with Lard, and ap- 
 plied, cures Tumors of the 
 Kernels ofthe Throat, and 
 the Quinfie. 
 
 Sea MOJtttto00fi,in La- 
 tin Abfmthium Serifhium. 
 It has alefs bitterneis, but 
 more unpleafant, of the 
 fame Virtue with the for- 
 mer, but weaker. 
 
 I{pman in 
 
 Latin Abfmthium R oma- 
 num. It is of the fame 
 Smell and Virtue as com- 
 mon Wormwood , but 
 more pleafant, and lefs 
 earthy, or crude. 
 
 Tree QKdjmttaOft , in 
 
 Latin Abfmthium Arbor ef- 
 cens. The Smell and Tafte 
 are like common Worm* 
 wood. 
 
 To conclude, Worm- 
 wood has many rare Vir- 
 tues, for befides thofe a- 
 bove-mention’d, it cures 
 Tertian and Quotidian A- 
 gues ; the extract of it be- 
 ing mlxt with fixt, or vo- 
 latile Salts. Eimtfu* pre- 
 fcribes 
 
wo ( m ) wo 
 
 lcribcs half a Scruple of the 
 Oyl of the Seeds, to be ta- 
 ken in a convenient Li- 
 quor, for the cure of Quo- 
 tidian and Quartan Agues. 
 If the Oyl cannot readily 
 be had, give a Spoonful 
 of the juice ofWormwood 
 with Wine, at the begin- 
 ning of the fit, to provoke 
 Sweat : The Sick being 
 
 well cover’d. art holme 
 
 fays-, he has ufed with ve- 
 ry good Succefs for Gan- 
 greens, Sea-water, where- 
 in Wormwood has been 
 boyl’d. I have, fays Hor- 
 jlius , learned by experi- 
 ence, that green Worm- 
 wood put in the Shoes, 
 has corrected a cold intem- 
 per ies of the Stomach. And 
 Veflingius declares, that 
 he has cured many Peo- 
 ple of the Dropfie, with 
 the extra# ofWormwood. 
 elpecially one, whofe Belly 
 fwelled lo mightily in the 
 Summer, that the Carti- 
 lages of the baftard Ribs 
 on the right Side, were torn 
 by the great extenfion from 
 the Bones. And Ftpufner 
 fays, that a Perfon who 
 had a violent hot Deflu- 
 xion in the Eyes, infomuch 
 that the Humour almoft 
 
 icalded the whole Face,was 
 cured by applying the Juice: 
 of Wormwood, i mixt with 
 the white of an Egg. For 
 a Loofnefs occafioned, by 
 the eating of the Summer 
 Fruits immoderately, pur- 
 ging being firft us’d:Worm- 
 wood-wine foon takes it 
 off, which is made in the 
 following manner. Take 
 of dried Wormwood one 
 handful, of Wine one Gal- 
 lon • ftop it up well in a 
 Veflel, and let it remain, 
 inlnfufion. This Wine is 
 alfo ufed to ftrengthen the 
 Stomach, to procure an 
 Appetite, and for a Drop- 
 fie. The Roots are not 
 bitter, but fweet, Aroma- 
 tick, and hot like Chervil.* 
 and are Diuretick, Carmi- 
 native, and Stomachicko 
 Dr. Grew fays, there is a 
 Turpentine in Wormwood 
 Roots, and alfo an aftrin- 
 gency in Wormwood, and 
 in all ftrong Bitters. 
 
 y; 
 
 The pefotvee, in La- 
 tin Taxus. The Ferries 
 are mucilaginous and 
 fweet, and are eaten in- 
 nocently, but the Seed 1151 
 O % them 
 
Y E 
 
 ( 196 ) YE 
 
 them is very bitter and 
 naufeous , and therefore 
 caufes a Diarrhaa : The 
 
 Leaves have a bittcrilh 
 crude taftc without any 
 narcotick fmell. It is Jikc 
 the Turpentine Trees, by 
 the greennefs , but the 
 moft crude and fixt of all 
 that. kind. The Wood has 
 no offeulive taftc, but feems 
 a littiehottifh on the Ton- 
 gue ; the Leaves are not 
 
 unlike Fir. A poor Wo" 
 man at Elford. in Stafford' 
 Jhirc , gather’d up the Cut- 
 tings of the Bows of the 
 Yew Tree in the dry Year, 
 and gave them to her Cow, 
 upon the eating of which 
 fhe died ; but it may be 
 the drynefs of the Leaves 
 made them Oftenfive to 
 the Stomach, or Wind- 
 pipe. 
 
 THE 
 
' ( i97 y. 
 
 THE 
 
 PHYSICAL PLANTS. 
 
 AC AC 
 
 A 
 
 Cacta, L grow s 
 
 in Egypt. 
 
 The Juice of it 
 prefs’d from the Cods, be- 
 fore they are ripe, or from 
 the Flowers or Leaves, is 
 ■ufed to {Lengthen the Eyes, 
 and to take oft the Inflam- 
 
 mation of them ; and to 
 cure Ulcers of the .Mouth 
 and Ears j and for Chops 
 of the Lips. The Juice re- 
 duc’d to a Powder, after 
 it has been wafli’d in a 
 Decodtion made with the 
 Juice , or the Leaves or 
 Flowers, and fprinkled on 
 the Gums, andrub’donthe 
 Teeth, fixes theTeeth when 
 they are loofe. A Dram of 
 it difl’olv’din fome Liquor, 
 
 and taken every Morning, 
 flops all Fluxes of Blood. 
 Many Women that have 
 been almoft deftroy’d by an 
 immoderate Flux of their 
 Courfes, have been cured 
 by it. Clyfters made of 
 theDecodtion ofthe Leaves 
 and Flowers, and injected 
 into the Womb, are ufcd 
 for the fame purpofe : As is 
 alfo the Juice powder’d, 
 and diffolv’d in Decoctions, 
 and ufed in the lame man- 
 ner. In Fluxes of the 
 Belly are often .ufed Cly- 
 fters , made in the fame 
 manner : And the Juice is 
 frequently taken inwardly; 
 A Decoiflion made of the 
 Leaves and Flowers, and 
 the Juice diffolv’d in it, is 
 O 3 excel- 
 
A G 
 
 AG ( 198 ) 
 
 excellent for the Falliug of 
 the Womb, and Anus. A 
 Fomentation made of the 
 Juice, Leaves and Flowers, 
 is very good for Weaknefs 
 o f the Limbs, and for Flu- 
 xions Swellings andlnflam- 
 mationsof the Joints. Some 
 make a Liniment of Vine- 
 gar and the Juice of it, 
 which ftrengthens wonder- 
 fully the Joints when they 
 a re weak. The Juice pow- 
 der’d , and well wafli’d 
 with Water, cures obfti- 
 tfatfc Ulcers of the Privy 
 Parts, and of other weak 
 Parts. The Decocfiion is 
 alfo u led to dry Pocky Pu- 
 tties ; but then Quiacum is 
 mix’d with it. The Pow- 
 der and Decocttion ofit are 
 ufed' for the Breaking out 
 of Children’s Heads. A n- 
 cient and Modern Phyfi- 
 cians all agree, that Acacia 
 is very aftringent ; andjby 
 that Means it does what it 
 does. 
 
 30artt!t, in Latin Aga- 
 ricui:- ’Tis a white Fun- 
 gous, or Mufhroom, that 
 grows on the Larix-tree. 
 
 White. Light, and 
 Brittle is the befi. 
 
 It purges Flegm and 
 Choler, ’Tis ufed for the 
 Jaundice , and for thofe 
 that are ffiort-breath’d ; 
 and alfo in the Stone of the 
 Kidneys, in Difficulty of U- 
 rine, and for Mother-fits ; 
 the Falling-fickncfs, and for 
 the Hip-Gout. It alfo pro- 
 vokes the Courfes ; where- 
 fore i W omen with Child 
 ought not to take it. ’Tis 
 given in Subfiance, from 
 one Dram, to two Drams ; 
 and in Infufion, from two 
 Drams to five. But the 
 Troches of it are moft com- 
 monly ufed, and are made 
 in the following manner : 
 Take of Agarick powder’d 
 and lifted three Ounces ; 
 iufufe it with two Drams 
 of Ginger, in ’a fufficient 
 quantity of White- wine , 
 and make Troches : The 
 Dofe is one Dram'. The 
 Pills, in the London-Difpcn- 
 fatory, of Agarick are made 
 in the following manner : 
 Take of Agarick three 
 Drams ; of our Sky-co- 
 lour’d Orris-roots, Maftick, 
 Hore-hound , each one 
 Dram ;Turbith fiveDrams, 
 Species Hiera Viera half an 
 Ounce, Coloquintida and 
 .Sarcocol , of each two 
 5 v * " Drams ; 
 
AG ( 199 ) A G 
 
 Drams; Myrrh one Dram, 
 of Safa as much as is fuffi- 
 cientto make a Mafs. 
 
 Note . Safa is Wine 
 boy I’d till two Thirds of it 
 are confum’d. Half a 
 Dram of this Pill is fuffi- 
 cient Dole : T is uied to 
 purge the Brcaft, and to 
 carry off Flegm. The Pill 
 De Hiera cum Agarico is 
 made in the following man- 
 ner : Take of the Species 
 of Hi era Viera, and of A- 
 garick, each half an Ounce ; 
 of the beft Aloes half an 
 Ounce ; of Hony of Rofes 
 a fufficient quantity to 
 make a Mats : A Scruple, 
 or a Scruple and an half 
 may be taken at a time, 
 made into four or fix Pills. 
 ’Tis good for Shortnefs of 
 Breath, and Obftrudtions 
 of the Lungs, and to pro- 
 voke the Courfes, and for 
 Mother-fits, and in Me- 
 lancholy Difeafes, and to 
 purge Flegm and Choler, 
 and to open Obftrudtions 
 of the Liveror Spleen, and 
 for Difeafes of the Head ; 
 but the ufe of them muft 
 be continu’d for the fpace 
 of eight or ten Days. You 
 may take them at Bed- 
 time, if you eat no Supper. 
 
 They are eafie in their O- 
 peration. Agarick is either 
 Male, of Female; the Male 
 is not ufed. It comes from 
 Agar i a, a Region of Sar- 
 matia ; and from thence it 
 takes its Name. It grows 
 alfo in Daufhine in France ; 
 but the beft comes from 
 the Tridcntine FVoods. It 
 grows in many other pla- 
 ces. 
 
 &pUS Callus, or The 
 
 Chafie Tree. The Athenian 
 Matrons, when they at- 
 tended on the Divine My- 
 fteries of Ceres, ufed to lie 
 on the Leaves of this T ree, 
 to keep them chafte. The 
 Seed of it, by rcafonofthe 
 Likenefs, is called by fome 
 Eunuch’s-Pepper. It fup- 
 preffes Nocturnal Imagi- 
 nations of Venery, and 
 cures the Incontinency of 
 Seed. The Fruit of it re- 
 lieves thofe that are bitten 
 by Serpents ; and is good 
 for thofe that are troubled 
 with the Spleen and Drop- 
 fie. Itincreafes Milk, and 
 provokes Urine, and the 
 Courfes. Take ofthe Con- 
 ferve of Agnus Caftus,ot the 
 Flowers ofW ater- Lilly and 
 Violets, each half an ounce ; 
 
 O 4 °- 
 
A. L ( 200 ) 
 
 A L 
 
 Conferve of Red Roles 
 half an Ounce, of the Stalks 
 of Lettice candied one 
 Ounce, of Prepar’d Coral 
 two Drams ; with Syrrup 
 of Violets, and of Water- 
 Lillies, make an Opiat. 
 This is ufed in the Uterine 
 Fury. Give the quantity 
 of a Nutmeg, Morning 
 and Evening. 
 
 Every pure Salt 
 is io called, that is without 
 an Acid. ’Tis drawn from 
 the Afhes, or the Calx oi 
 any Matter extraded by a 
 Lee. ' ’Tis proper to all 
 things, liquid and folid. 
 The Word is deriv’d from 
 K a ly* the Name of a Plant, 
 with which Glafs is made. 
 It eafily ferments with ar. 
 Acid ; and, together, the} 
 are the Caufe of all Inte- 
 ftine Motion : Nothing 
 
 grows, or increases, with 
 but thefe two.. Alcali is 
 Three-fold ; y'fc Volatile 
 Alcali , which is made of 
 Animals.' vi%. of Harts- 
 horns, ofUrine,and the like. 
 F ixd, which is extraded 
 from the Afhes of Plants ; 
 as, from Wormwood, Tar 
 rar, and the like. Metal- 
 lic}, and Stony i for Metals 
 
 andStones ferment with an 
 Acid Menfiruum. Mix’d 
 A/calieszre added to thele - 
 as, Nitre, Alum, the feveral 
 forts of Vitriol, Fodile, and 
 Sea-Salt , and the like • 
 which participate of Alcali • 
 and Acid. 
 
 fllmoittetree, in Larin 
 Amygdalus. There are ma- 
 ny forts of Almonds ; but 
 in Pradicethey arc diftin- 
 guifli’d only into Bitter and 
 Sweet. The Jordan- Al- 
 monds are molt eftcem’d 
 amongft us; which are 
 larger, ionger and narrow- 
 er, rounder and thicker, 
 than the Valentian; and of 
 a better Tafte. 
 
 Sweet Almonds nourifh 
 much, and make the Body 
 fat. They mitigate the A- 
 crimony of the Humours, 
 and increafe Seed. They 
 are good for Lean People, 
 and for fuch as are Cou- 
 fumptive. But they are 
 chiefly ufed in Emuifions. 
 Take of Sweet Almonds 
 •danch'd number Three, of 
 the Seeds of Melon, Let- 
 ticc, and White Poppies, 
 tach one Dram • of the 
 Pulp ofBarly three Drams j 
 
A L ( 201 ) A L 
 
 beat them in a Marble- 
 Mortar, and pour on them 
 a fufficientquantity-ofBar- 
 ly- water ; to feven Ounces 
 of the {fram’d Liquor add 
 hve Drams of Diacodium; 
 mingle them, and make an 
 Emulfion. This is good in 
 the Stone, and for Heat of 
 Urine. Take of Sweet 
 Almonds prepar’d, and in- 
 fus’d in Role-water, two 
 Ounces; of the four Great- 
 er Cold Seeds, of Plantain 
 and Purflain-feeds,. each 
 one Dram ; of the Seedsof 
 Marlh-mallows and white 
 Poppies, each one Scruple; 
 beat them according toArt, 
 and pour on them a fuffi- 
 cient quantity of a Deco- 
 dhion of Barly and Liquo- 
 riih ; make an Emulfion 
 for two Dofes ; add to 
 each anOunce of Syrup of 
 Water-Lillies, of Sal Pru- 
 nella half a Dram. This is 
 good for Pleurifies , anc 
 Heat of Urine, and the 
 like. Oyl of Almonds is 
 good for Hoarfnefs, anc. 
 Coughs : Take of Oyl of 
 Almonds frefli drawn, of 
 Syrup of Maiden-hair, each 
 one Ounce and an half; of 
 Sugar- candy two Drams; 
 mix them in a Glafs-Mor* 
 
 tar : Make a Lincfus,tobc 
 taken often with a Liquo- 
 rifh-ftick. Oyl of Almonds 
 is good in the Choiick : 
 Take two Ounces of Oyl 
 of Almonds , and one 
 Ounce and anhalfofMan- 
 na, mix’d together in fet 
 Chicken- broth. This re- 
 liev’d a Perfon that had the 
 Choiick, after he had taken 
 thirty Clyfters to no.pur- 
 pofe. Oyl of Almonds is 
 very good- for the Stone in 
 the Kidneys : Take of 
 
 White-wine , and Com- 
 pound- water of Horfe-ra- 
 difh, each one Ounce and 
 an half, of the Juice of 
 Limon one Spoonful and 
 an half, of Tartar vitriola- 
 ted one Scruple, of Oyl of 
 SweetAlmonds oneOunce, 
 ofSyrup of Marlh-mallows 
 two Ounces, of Nutmeg 
 powder’d one Sccuple ; 
 make a Draught to be ta- 
 ken hot. For the Gripes of 
 Infants, the following Me- 
 dicine was prefcrib’d by 
 Dr. Lower: Take of Man- 
 na two Drams, diffolv’d in 
 two Ounces of th zAqua la - 
 Elis alexiter ; drain it, and 
 add three Dram of Oyl of 
 Almonds : Give halfin the 
 Morning, and thereft three 
 Hours 
 
A L 
 
 ( 202 ) A L 
 
 Hours after, if it do not 
 work. Bitter Almonds are 
 hot and dry ; they attenu- 
 ate, open and cleanfe; they 
 are Diuretick , they open 
 the Obftru&ions of the Li- 
 ver, Spleen, Mefentary and 
 Womb. Outwardly ufed 
 they takeoff Freckles. The 
 Oyl of Bitter Almonds is 
 more agreeable to tbeEars, 
 than any other Oyl. The 
 If<?//4«jeatAlmondswhole, 
 before the Stones are hard, 
 for Second Courfe j and 
 they tafte very pleafently, 
 and are very agreeable to 
 the Stomach. They grow 
 in Germany , Italy , and 
 France. 
 
 ,and yet the Subftance of it 
 is compad. Being handled 
 in the Sun,or near the Fire, 
 it grows foft ; and when it 
 is gold it breaks eafily : 
 Which are the Signs of the 
 beft Aloes. The Hepatick 
 is fo called, it being like 
 the Liver in Colour and 
 Confiftence. ’Tis not fo 
 pure as the former,it is not 
 tranfparent,it fmellsftrong- 
 er, and taftes more bitter, 
 and is more aftringenr. 
 The CabaUina is more im- 
 pure, fandy and filthy ; 
 and fit only for Horfes. 
 
 Aloes , befides it Purga- 
 tive Virtue, is hot and dry- 
 ing, and opens Obftru&i- 
 ZllOC& y in Latin Aloe.' ons : It purges Choler and 
 There are three forts of ir, Flegm. Aloes, contrary al- 
 
 Succotrine, Hepatick, 
 and Cabal! ine. Succotrine 
 is fo called, from the Ifland 
 Succotra in India. This 
 fort is the beft of aii $ *tis 
 clear and tranfparent, and 
 colour’d fomewhat like the 
 Liver. It has an Aroma- 
 tick Smell, like Myrrh ; 
 uponwhich Account is was 
 
 formerly mix’d with Per- rhages muft not ufe it. 
 fames. It has a bitter ^ Bartholinus mentions an 
 an Aromotick, and an a- Obfervation of one that 
 ftringent Tafte. 'Tis light, tender’d a Bloody Urine, 
 
 by 
 
 moft to all other Purging 
 Medicines, ftrengthens the 
 Stomach. But it is to be 
 noted, That the frequent 
 ufe of Aloes opens the Ha- 
 morrhoidal Veins ; and,to 
 be fure, it has a Faculty of 
 opening the Orifices of the 
 Veins: Wherefore thofe 
 that are fubjetft to Hasmor- 
 
A L ( 20; ) A L 
 
 by taking Aloes too often, 
 But, outwardly applied, it 
 is very aftringent. Aloes 
 kill and expel Worms: Be- 
 ing mix’d with Vinegar, 
 
 Ithe following Cautions are 
 to be obferv’d. Firft, It is 
 ;not to be given to thofe, 
 whofe Difeafes proceed on- 
 ly from a fimple Intcmpc- 
 
 andtbe Gall of an Ox, ries, without Matter ; for 
 
 fuch do not want Evacua- 
 tion, nor a Medicine that is 
 fo drying ; for, inftead of 
 Evacaution, it ocCafiotis a 
 Confumption in fuch : But, 
 on the contrary ; *cfs ufed 
 with very good SucCefs in 
 thofe that are of a cold and-, 
 moifl Conftitution. Se- 
 condly, It ought not to be 
 prefer! b’d to Old People. 
 Thirdly: It ought not to be 
 ufed too frequently ; efpe- 
 cially, not daily , as fame 
 order it. And Fourthly/Wb- 
 men with Child mull not 
 take it ; for it provokes 
 the Courfes powerfully. 
 Thofe things which are ad- 
 ded for the Corredlion of 
 it are, Mace, Nutmegs, 
 Cloves, Cinnamon, Spike- 
 nard, Sweet-fmellingFIag, 
 Saffron, and the like. The 
 Operation ofit is quicken’d 
 by wafhing it in a Deco- 
 dlion of Rhubarb, or in an 
 Infufion of Rofes. ’Th 
 faid, that Maftick, Traga- 
 canth, Bdellium, and th£ 
 like, mix’d with it, pre- 
 vent 
 
 and applied to the Navel, 
 it does the fame. It cures 
 the Jaundice, and prevents 
 Putrefa&ion. And, mix’d 
 with Myrrh, it preferves 
 dead Bodies a long time 
 from Corruption. Some 
 think the Virtue of Mum- 
 my proceeds wholly from 
 theAloes,wherewithBodies 
 were wont to be embalm’d. 
 The Powder of Aloes, ,ufed 
 outwardly, flops the Flux 
 of theHaemorrhoidal Veins. 
 Diffolv’d in Wine, it pre- 
 vents the Falling of the 
 Hair, Mix’d with Medi- 
 cines for the Eyes, called 
 Collyria , it quickens the 
 Sight. Mix’d with Hony, 
 it cures Ulcers of the Privy 
 Parts, and a Fiftula, and 
 Sore Mouths, and a Stink- 
 ing Breath. It {huts the O- 
 rifices of the Veins, and fo 
 Hops Bleeding. Outward- 
 ly applied, it thickens anc 
 dries , and the Powder 
 of it conglutinates frefh 
 Wounds, and skins them 
 foon. In prdcribing Aloes, 
 
A L 
 
 A jL ( 204 ) 
 
 vents, its opening the Ori- 
 fices of the Veins ; Or, if 
 it be wafh’d in Endive, or 
 Succory- water , the fame 
 may be prevented, Ma- 
 ny excellent Medicines of 
 the London-Difpevfatory arc 
 compounded of Aloes. The 
 Pills called Pilulce Aggrega- 
 tive are made in the follow- 
 ing manner : Take of Ci- 
 tron, Myrobolans,andRhu- 
 barb, each half an Ounce; 
 Juice of Agrimony, and 
 Wormwood thickned,each 
 two Drams ; Diagridiutn 
 five Drams ; Agarick, Co- 
 loquintida &: Polypodium, 
 of each two Drams; Tur- 
 bith and Aloes, of each fix 
 Drams ; Maftick, RedRo- 
 fes, Sal Gemme,Epitbimum, 
 Annife, Ginger, of each a 
 Dram ; with Syrup of Da- 
 mask-Rofes, make a Mafs 
 for Pills : They purge 
 
 Flegrn, Choler and Melan- 
 choly ; they are good for a 
 foul Stomach : The Dofe 
 is half a Dram, Pilule A- 
 loephangine are made inthe 
 following manner : Take 
 of Cinnamon, Cloves, Car- 
 damoms the Leffer, Nut- 
 megs, Mace, Sweet- fmel- 
 ling Flag, Carpo-balfamum, 
 or. Jumper-berries, Sce- 
 
 nanth. Wood of Aloes, 
 Yellow Sanders, Red Ro- 
 les dried, Wormwood, of 
 each half an Ounce ; draw 
 a Tinware from thcfe, in 
 Spirit of Wine, they being 
 iirft grolly powder’d : In- 
 chree Pints of this Tindure 
 (train’d, diflolve a Pound 
 of Aloes ; then add of Ma- 
 ftichand Myrrh powder’d; 
 each half an Ounce ; Saf- 
 from two Drams, of Bal- 
 (am of Peru one Dram ; 
 bring it to a Mafs for Pills, 
 by evaporating the fuperr 
 fluousMoifture over A (lies, 
 or in a Bath. Thefe Pills 
 are good for the Head-ach, 
 and Giddinefs of the Head; 
 They ftrengthen the Brain 
 and Stomach. Half a 
 Dram, or a Dram, may 
 be taken at a time, P Hu- 
 la de Aloe lota are made in 
 the following manner : 
 Take of Aloes, dilfolv’d in 
 the Juice of Red Rofes, 
 and boyl’d up again, one; 
 Ounce ; of Agarick tro- 
 chifcated three Drams, of 
 Maftick two Drams, of 
 the Species of Sweet Dia- 
 mosk half a Diam ; with 
 Syrup of Pale Rofes make 
 a Mafs for Pills. Pilule 
 Ajoe Ppfata is made in the 
 following 
 
A L 
 
 ( 20 S ) 
 
 A L 
 
 following manner: Take 
 of Succotrinc-Aloes pow- 
 der’d four Ounces, of the 
 Juiceof Damask-Rolescla- 
 rified, one Pint ; mingle 
 them, digeft them in the 
 Sun, or in a Bath, till the 
 fuperfluous Moifture is ex- 
 hal’d ; repeat the Dige- 
 ftion and Evaporation four 
 times ; make a Mats for 
 Pills. This purges gently, 
 clean fes the Stomach, o- 
 pe'ns Obstructions , ape. 
 cures the Jaundice. Half 
 a Dram of it may be taken 
 at Bed-time. Pilulcc Cochix 
 minor es are made in the 
 following manner : Take 
 Of clear Aloes, of pure 
 Scammony,and of the Pulp 
 of ColaqUintida, each one 
 Ounce; powder them,and 
 make a Mafs with equal 
 parts of Syrup of Worm- 
 wood and Syrup of Buck- 
 thorn ; adding to it two 
 Srcuples of Oyl of Cloves. 
 Thbfe Pills purge much : 
 The Dofe is a Scurple, or 
 half a Dram, Pilulx Re- 
 tidx arc made in thefollow- 
 ing manner : Take of A- 
 loes. Troches of Alandel, 
 Opopanax, Ammoniacum, 
 Sagapenum, Myrrh, Seeds 
 of Rue, Dodder, of each 
 
 five Drams ; Scammony 
 three Drams, of the Roots 
 of Ttlrbith halfan Ounce, 
 of the Lelfer Spurg pre- 
 par’d, and Hermododyis, 
 each two Drams ; of Gin- 
 ger one Dram and an half, 
 Spikenard, Cinnamon, Saf- 
 fron and Caftor, each one 
 Dram ; of Euphorbium 
 prepar’d one Scruple,, of 
 Oyl of Amber rectified 
 half a Dram ; diffolve 
 the Gums in Juice of 
 Leeks, {train them, then add 
 the Powders , and mpt 
 them well ; make a Mafs 
 with a Syrup made of the 
 Juice of Leeks and Sugar. 
 Thefe Pills are of excellent 
 ufe in Women’s Obftrudti- 
 ous. Pilulx de Gutta Ga- 
 mandra are made in the 
 following manner : Take 
 of the belt Aloes two 
 Drams and an half, of the 
 Refin of Gutte Germandra a 
 Dramiand an half, of Scam- 
 mony one Dram, of Gu- 
 mammomacum one Dram 
 and an half, of Tartar Vi- 
 triolated half a Dram ; 
 with Syrub of Rofes Solu- 
 tive make a Mafs. P H ulx 
 de HedmodaEiyiis are made 
 in the following manner.- 
 Take of Sagapenum fix 
 
A L 
 
 ( 206 ) A L 
 
 Drams, of Opopanax three 
 Drams ; melt them in a 
 fufficient quanitty of the 
 Juice of Cole worts, ftrain 
 them, and boyl them pre- 
 fentiy, to a moderate Con- 
 fiftence ; then take of Her- 
 modaClyls, Aloes, Yellow 
 My robalans,T urbith, Tro- 
 ches of Alhandel, of foft 
 and frefh Bdellium, each 
 fixDrams ; ofEuphorbium 
 Prepar’d one Dram ; of the 
 Seeds of Rue and Smal- 
 lage, of Caftor and Scar- 
 cocol, each three Drams ; 
 of Saffron one Dram and 
 an half, with therSyrup 
 of the Juice of Cole worts, 
 made with Hony, make a 
 Mafs. They are ufed in 
 the Gout, and in cold Dif- 
 eafes of the Joints. Two 
 Scruples, ora Dram, may 
 be taken at a time. PiluU 
 Imperials are made in the 
 following manner : Take 
 of Aloes two Ounces, of 
 Rhubarb one Ounce and 
 an half, of Agarick, and 
 the Leaves of Sena clenf- 
 ed, each one Ounce; of 
 Cinnamon three Drams, of 
 Ginger two Drams ; of 
 Nutmegs, Cloves, Spike- 
 nard, and Maftich, each 
 one Dram ; with Syrup of 
 
 Violets, make a Mafs.They 
 Strengthen theStomachand 
 Bowels ; and are good for 
 fuch as are of a cold Con- 
 ftitution. Pilulec Maori are 
 made inthe following man- 
 ner: Take of the beft A- 
 loes two Ounces, of Ma- 
 ftich half an Ounce, of the 
 Leaves of dried Marjoram 
 two Drains, of Salt of 
 Wormwood one Dram ; 
 powder them all, and make 
 a Mafs with a lufficienr 
 quantity of the Juice of 
 Cole worts, fweeten’d with 
 Sugar. It ftrengthens the 
 Stomach, Brain, and the 
 Nerves ; and opens Ob- 
 ftrudtions of the Liver and 
 Spleen. Half a Dram of 
 them may be taken at a 
 time. Pilulec Majlichin <e 
 are made in the following 
 manner : Take of Maftich 
 two Ounces, of Aloes four 
 Ounces, of Agarick tro- 
 chifcated, of the Species 
 Hierx Picr<e fimple, each 
 one Ounce and an half ; 
 with Syrup of Worm wood 
 make a Mals according t.o 
 Art. They purge gently, 
 and ftrengtben the Head 
 and Reins. Half a Dram 
 may be taken at a time. 
 Pilulec dc Opopanace are 
 made 
 
 
At ( 207 ) A L 
 
 made in the following man- 
 ner : Take of Opopanax, 
 Sagapenum, Bdellium, Am- 
 moniacum, Hermodadtyls, 
 and Coloquintida,each five 
 Drams ; Saffron, Calfcor, 
 Myrrh, Ginger, Woody- 
 Caffia, White Pepper, and 
 Yellow Myrobalans, each 
 one Dram ; Scammony 
 two Drams, Turbith half 
 an Ounce, clear Aloes an 
 Ounce and an half ; dif- 
 folve the Gums in clarified 
 Juice of Coleworts, and 
 make aMafs with 'Syrup of 
 Juice of Coleworts. Tis 
 good for Palfies, and Dif- 
 eafes of the Joints. The 
 Dofeis half a Dram : They 
 work ftrongly, Pilula Rw- 
 dii, or ExtraftumHudii, are 
 made in the followingman- 
 ner: Take of Coloquintida 
 fixDrams ; Agarick, Scam- 
 mpny, the Roots of Black 
 Hellebore, Turbith, of each 
 half an Ounce ; of Succo- 
 trine- Aloes one Ounce ; of 
 Cinnamon , Mace, and 
 Cloves, each two Scruples; 
 having cleans’d the Colo* 
 quintida from its Seeds, cut 
 kfjnall, grate the Agarick, 
 powder the Hellebore, the 
 Turbith , and the Spices 
 grofly, and infufe themfour 
 
 Days in a gentle Heat, in 
 a fufficient quantity of the 
 belt Spirit of Wine, fo as 
 it may rife five Fingers 
 breadth above the Ingre- 
 dients ; and ftrain it, pref- 
 fing it out hard, and dif- 
 folvein it the Scammony, 
 and the Aloes ^ then pour 
 the Liquor into a Glals- A- 
 limbeck, diltil it till that 
 which remains in the Alim- 
 beck is as thick as Hony : 
 afterwards pour it out, and 
 evaporate it till it come to 
 a Mafs fit for Pills. It 
 purges Choler, Flegm and 
 Melancholy. Half a Dram 
 is a fufficient Dofe for a 
 ftrongMan, for it works 
 violently. Piluhe are 
 made in the following man- 
 ner : Take of Aloes two 
 Ounces, of choice Myrrh 
 one Ounce, of Saffron half 
 an Ounce ; make them up 
 into a Mafs, with Syrup of 
 Wormwood. They cleanfe 
 the Stomach, and are good 
 afterSurfeits,and ExceiTive 
 Drinking, A Scruple, or 
 half a Dram, or more, ac- 
 cording to the Strength of 
 the Patient, ‘'may befgiven. 
 Pilul# fine quibus are made 
 in the following manner : 
 Take of Aloes dilfolv’d in 
 the 
 
A L 
 
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 A L 
 
 the Juice of Rofes, and | Take of White Amber and' 
 then dried again, fourteen Maftich, each two Drams ; 
 Drams; of Prepar’d Scain- j ofthe bell Aloes fiveDrams,' 
 mony fix Drams-; of A- 1 ofAgarickttochifcated half 
 garick. Rhubarb,, ofthe j a Dram, of Long Birth- 
 Leaves ef Sena cleanfed, j wdrt, and Calcin’d' Heart’s 
 each half an Ounce; of j horn, each half a Dram; 
 Wormwood , Red Rofes i Nutmegs' half a Scruple ; 
 exungulated, Violets, Dod- ? with a fufficient quantity 
 der, and Maftich, each one of Syrup of Wormwood' 
 Dram ; of Salt of Worm-' make a Mafs. They are 
 wood half a Dram ; pow- ; chiefly ufed for Difeafes of 
 der the Scammony, thcA- j the Head. Half a Dram, 
 loes, the Agarick, and the; or more, may be taken at 
 Maftich a-part ; add the ; a time, according to the 
 other things, and make a Strength of the Perfon. 
 Mafs with aSyrup made of , Hiera Pier a Simple is made 
 the Juice of Fertncl and in the foil wing manner : 
 Hor.y. Pilules S tom tick cc' Take of Cinnamon, Mace, 
 cumGummi are made in the j the Roots of Afarabacca, 
 following manner : Take j Spikenard; Saffron, Ma- 
 of the pureft Aloes one j ftich, each ten Drams ; of 
 Ounce, of the Leaves of j Aloes wafh’d twelve Oun- 
 Sena cleans’d five Drams, ! ces and an half, of Clarifi’d 
 of Gum Ammoniack, dif-j Hony four Pounds three 
 folv’d in Vinegar of Elder, Ounces ; niak&anEIe&ua- 
 
 half an Ounce ; of Ma- 
 ftich and Myrrh, each one 
 Dram and an half ; of Saf- 
 fron and Salt of W orm- j era is made 
 wood, each half a Dram ; 
 make a Mafs with Syrup of 
 Buck-thorn.They aregood 
 to cleanfe the Somach. 
 
 Dofe is half a Dram. Pi- 
 lules de Succino are made 
 in the following manner : 
 
 ry according to Art. The 
 Species are alfo kept a-part 
 in the Shops.' T infttira Sa- 
 in the follow- 
 ing manner: Take of thc : 
 Species of Hi era Picra one 
 Ounce, ofCanary wine one • 
 Pint ; keep them clofe flop- 
 ped in a Glafs, and fhake it 
 every Day, till it is deeply 
 tineftur'd ; let it ftand till; 
 
 it* 
 
AM ( 209 ) AN 
 
 it is clear. Four or five 
 Spoonfuls, more or lefs, 
 may be taken at a time, 
 according to the Strength : 
 of the Body. It ftrengthens 
 the Stomach, quickens the 
 Appetite, opens Obftrudti- 
 ons , and purges C holer, 
 Flegm, and Melancholy. 
 PulvuTbur aloes is made in 
 the following manner : 
 Take of Frankincenfe one 
 Dram, of Aloes haif a 
 Dram; make it of the 
 Confidence of Hony, with 
 rhe White of an Egg, when 
 you ufe it ; mix with it 
 Hare-down - , apply it to the 
 Wound, and bind it on. 
 This is frequently ufed to 
 ftop Bleeding. 
 
 £lmomum. It heats, 
 dries; and is aftringent. It 
 difpofes to Reft, takes off 
 Pain. Being applied to the 
 Fore-head, it concocfts'and 
 difeuffes Inflammations , 
 and the Tumour called 
 Meliceres. Mix’d withBa- 
 fil, and applied, it relieves 
 thofe that are bitten by Vi- 
 pers ; . it eafes thofe that 
 have the Gout ; it takes oft' 
 Inflammations of the Eyes, 
 the Decocftion of it is alfo 
 gbod in the Stone of the 
 
 Kidneys, and the Gout, 
 ’Tis mix’d with Antidotes, 
 and Precious Ointments ; 
 and that was the chief Ufe 
 the. Antients made of it. 
 Take of the Seeds of An- 
 gelica skin’d onePound and 
 ! an half; of Sweet Fennel 
 [and Liquorifh, each four 
 i Ounces ; of Railings fton’d 
 one Pound ; of the Leaves 
 of Mug wort and Balm 
 each four Handfuls;' of 
 Carduus and Penny-royal, 
 each two Handfuls ; of the 
 Seed of Amomum four 
 Ounces, of Milk and Wine 
 fix Qunrts ; diftil them ac- 
 cording to Art. This is a 
 Prolifick Water. 
 
 #nacamttmt Occident 
 tallc , Cajou diclum. ’Tis 
 called by fome Cajou, or 
 Caffu-tree. From the Fruit 
 is prefs’d out a Liquor,’ 
 which being duly ferment- 
 ed, becomes Vinous, and 
 Intoxicating. The Fruit 
 roafted, is much better 
 than Chefnuts, and taftes 
 as pleafantly as Almonds,, 
 When it is raw it cannot 
 be eaten fafely ; for it takes 
 off the Skin of the Mouth, 
 and occafions great Pain, it 
 being very acrid andrough s 
 
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A N 
 
 ( 210 ) AN 
 
 But when Water or Wine, 
 with a little Salt, is mix’d 
 with it, the Acrimony is 
 much abated, and it be- 
 comes very palatable. It 
 ftrengthens the Stomach , 
 and helps Fermentation , 
 and takes offVomiting and 
 Naufeoufnefs. The Indians 
 ufe them > being a little 
 roafted, to provoke Vene- 
 ry. The Juice of it ftopsa 
 Loofnefs, and cures a Dia- 
 betes. The Oyl of it is 
 much ufed by Painters, 
 and makes a very lading' 
 Black. It alfo cures the 
 Itch, and other Vices of 
 the Skin. It grows plenti- 
 fully in Malabar. 
 
 £tnacar&tumg, otMa- 
 
 lacca-beans , in Latin Ana- 
 car dium. The Arabians fay, 
 that Anacardiums are hot 
 and dry to the fourth De- 
 gree ; and that they are of 
 a Cauftick Nature, and 
 will exulcerate the Skin, 
 / and takeoffWarts : ButEx- 
 perience contradicts them. 
 They ftrengthen the Brain, 
 and Animal Spirits ; and 
 dry and heat gently. They 
 comfort the Stomach 
 They are counted by all 
 an excellent Medicine to 
 
 quicken the Memory. It 
 groweth in many Parts of 
 India. 
 
 #mme <2£tmtmi, ’Tis 
 
 two- fold. Oriental and Oc- 
 cidental : The Occidental 
 is the Tears, or White Re- 
 lin of a Tree growing in 
 New-Spain. Tis fomewhat 
 likeFrankincenfe ; it has a 
 plealant and fweet Smell : 
 ’Tis not fo clear and llii- 
 ning as the Oriental. 
 
 The chief ufe of Anime 
 Gummi is external, in cold 
 and painful Difeafes of the 
 Head and Nerves ; for Ca- 
 tarrhs, and Flatulent Dit- 
 eafes alfo for Difeafes of 
 the Joints, the Palfie, Con- 
 tufions, and like. Tis 
 mix’djwith Plaiftersfor the i 
 fame ufe. 
 
 JsJttifC, in Latin An if uni , 
 The Seed is chiefly ufed ; 
 the Herb it felf but rarely ; 
 and the Root of it never. 
 It heats, dries, is Cepha- 
 lick, Epatick, Pneumonick 
 and Stomachick. Tis ufed 
 for Wind in the Stomach, 
 a Cough,and the like. ’Tis 
 more agreeable to the Sto- 
 mach, than any other Me- 
 dicine 
 
AN ( 2ii ) AN 
 
 dicine that is ufed to expel 
 Wind ; it has lefs Acrimo- 
 ny, and is tweeter. The 
 Antients extoll’d it won- 
 derfully for a cold and 
 moift Stomach ; wherefore 
 they ufed it in Pains of the 
 Head proceeding from the 
 Stomach , for Watchings, 
 and a Loofnefs occafion’d 
 by Crudities. It provokes 
 Urine, and {Simulates Ve- 
 nery. ’Tis baked with 
 Bread, and candied, and 
 to ufed. It expels Wind, 
 and curesaStinking Breath. 
 The Oyl of it is ufed a- 
 gainft Wind, and for a 
 Cough proceeding from a 
 coldCaufe. Anife-feed-wa- 
 ter is good for thole that 
 areShort-breath’d, and that 
 are troubled with Heart- 
 burning. Heurnius fays, 
 That the Powder or De- 
 co&lon of it is better in the 
 Cholick, and Ditficulty of 
 Urine , than the Oyl ; 
 which they arc to take no- 
 tice of, that value nothing 
 but ChimicalPreparations. 
 A Scruple of the Seed , 
 powder’d grofiy, is good 
 for the Gripes in Children. 
 In Flatulent Hickups let 
 the Sick always chevv the 
 Seech The fame is good 
 
 for the Cholick. Take of 
 the double Flowers of Ca- 
 momile thirty Handfuls* 
 cut them, and beat them, 
 and infufe them in five 
 Quarts of Camomile-wa- 
 ter, and eight Quarts of 
 Spanijh Wine mix’d, twen- 
 ty four Hours ; prefs them 
 out, and infufe againtwen- 
 ty Handfuls of the Flow- 
 ers, as before ^ prefs them 
 out, infufe again, a third 
 time, twelve Handfuls of 
 the Flowers 5 add two 
 Ounces of the Yellow Pill 
 of frelli Oranges, two Oun- 
 ces and an half of the 
 Leaves of Roman. Worm- 
 wood, Centaury , Penny- 
 royal , Wild Majoram $ 
 of the Seeds of Dill two 
 Ounces ; of the Seeds of 
 Annife, Fennel, Caraways, 
 Cummin, Blefied Thiftle* 
 Mar/s Thiftle, each One 
 Ounce an half ; of the 
 Berries ofLawrel and Juni- 
 per, each half an Ounce ; 
 of Nutmegs three Ounces „ 
 havingdigefted them a fuf- 
 ficient time,deftil them ac- 
 cording to Art : Two or 
 threeSpoonfuls of this Wa- 
 ter may be taken at a titne, 
 for the Cholick, and Wind, 
 in the Stomach, Take of 
 P & the! 
 
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 the Flowers of Brimftone 
 one Parr, of Oyl of An- 
 nife-feeds four parts ; di- 
 geft them till the Brim- 
 ftone is diffolv’d, and till 
 the Balfam is red. This is 
 called Baliam of Sulphure 
 annifated. ’Tis good for 
 Coughs, and Obitrudlions 
 of the Lungs , and Con- 
 Xumptions, If the Sick 
 hath not a Fever, five or 
 Hx Drops may be taken at 
 a time, mix’d with Sugar. 
 The following Eledfcuary 
 was frequently ufed by 
 Dr. Coifh, who was an ex- 
 cellent Pra&itioner, and a 
 Man of Good Reputation 
 in London : Take of An- 
 nife-leeds finely powder’d, 
 of the Ponder of Liquorifh 
 each three Drams ; of the 
 Flower of Sulphure one 
 Dram and an half * with 
 two Ounces and an half of 
 the belt Hony make an 
 Ele&uary • to which add 
 fifteen Drops of Baliam of 
 Sulphure, and ten Drops 
 of Oyl of Annife-feeds. 
 This is excellent for 
 Coughs, and at the Begin- 
 ning of Confupmtions : 
 Take two Drams of it in 
 the Morning, and at Bed- 
 time. Balls for Colds in 
 
 Horfes are made in the fol- 
 lowing manner : Take of 
 the Powders of the Seeds 
 of Fenugreek, Annife, Cum- 
 min, Baftard-Saffron, Ele- 
 campane, of the Leaves of 
 Colts foot, and Flower of 
 Sulphure, each two Oun- 
 ces ; of Juice of Liquorifh 
 (diffolv’d in half a Pint of 
 While- wine) one Ounce 5 
 of Oyl of Olives and Ho-> 
 ny, each eight Ounces , of 
 Januen's, Treacle twelve 
 Ounces, of Oyl of Annile- 
 leeds one Ounce ; mingle 
 them all together, and 
 with a Pound and an half 
 of Wheaten Flower, or as 
 much as will fuffice make 
 Balls. 
 
 flfa Jfotfoa, or Devil's 
 Dung. No Simple Medi- 
 cine is fo much in ufe all 
 over India f as 4f a ^oetida 9 
 for Medicines , and for 
 Sauce for Meat 9 and they 
 ufually mix it with their 
 Broths. They ufe it as a 
 Medicine to quicken the 
 Appetite, to ftrengthen the 
 Stomach, to difcufs Wind, 
 and to excite Venery : But 
 in Europe ’tis chiefly ufed 
 inwardly, for Mother-fits, 
 a Peripneumonia , and for 
 Wuonds 
 
( 2i; ) 
 
 A S 
 
 Wounds, 'Tis uled out- 
 wardly for Swellingsofthe 
 Spleen, Mother-fits, and 
 the like, If any one is lub- 
 jedt to the fdling-fickneis, 
 let j$fa Fcetida be held to 
 his Nofe as foon as the Fit 
 comes. Take of Afa F*ti- 
 da oneOunce,of theLeaves 
 of Rue oneHandful, of the 
 beft Vinegar one Pint ; 
 boyl them in a Veflel of a 
 narrow Mouth : Let thofe 
 that are fubjedt to Vapours 
 and Mother-fits receive the 
 hot Vapour of it into their 
 Mouths and Noftrils often 
 in a Day. Take of Afa 
 Fcetida, Caftor, andMyrrh, 
 each one Scruple ? of the 
 F icculti, or Lees of Brio- 
 ny half a Scruple ; of the 
 Seeds of Rue, and of Saf- 
 fron, each eight Grains ; 
 with Syrup of Mug wort 
 make twelve Pills : Three 
 or four may be taken at a 
 time. But if the Patient 
 cannot take Pills, they may 
 be dilfolv’d in Mugwort- 
 water. Thefe Pills are ve- 
 ry good in Hyfterical Dif- 
 eafes, and for Mother-fits. 
 But when the Fits are very 
 violent, the following Pills 
 arc ufed very fuccelsfully, 
 and do moft commonly 
 
 B A 
 
 take them off; Take of A- 
 fa Foctida one Scruple, of 
 Caftor fix Grains, pf Lau- 
 danum three Grains 3 make 
 three or four Pills , let the 
 Patient take them prefent- 
 ly. The Fetid Pills, tho 
 they are Purging, may be 
 conveniently given in the 
 Fit, for they do not ufe to 
 work till the Fit is over. 
 1 he Dole is half a Dram. 
 The Plant, whereof Afa 
 Fcetida is the Juice, (for it 
 is prefs'd out of a Root) 
 grows in the Perfan Em- 
 pire. 
 
 B. 
 
 T HE True , Naturally 
 fam-rm, in Latin 
 
 Baljamuvn vcrurn. TheBal- 
 fam of it, called Opobalja- 
 mum , has been famous in 
 all Ages for curing of 
 Wounds : And fo effectual 
 has it been accounted, that 
 other Vulnerary Oyls and 
 Ointments have taken 
 their Names from it: And 
 therefore Quacks and 
 Mountebanks grace their 
 Medicines with the Name 
 
 P 3 of 
 
mS9 4 
 
 wniw «if . 1 , 1 " — i i 
 
 BA ( 214 ) 
 
 ofBalfam, to make them 
 more acceptable to thePeo- 
 ple. There are many Ob- 
 fervations of dangerous 
 Wounds that have been 
 cured in a fhort time by 
 $he ufe of this Balfam. It 
 fleanfeth fordid Ulcers. It 
 doth much good in the Bi- 
 tings of Serpents and Scor- 
 pions, inwardly taken, or 
 outwardly applied. Half 
 a Dram of it taken every 
 Morning, is good in the 
 Plague, and a good Pre- 
 servative againft it. Two 
 Scruples, or a Dram of it 
 is very good in Chronical 
 3Fevers,occafion s d by crude 
 and cold Humours, or by 
 Obftu&ions of the Bow- 
 els. It clears the Sight , 
 and is good in Difeales of 
 the Ears. Befides, ’tis ufe- 
 fulinConvulfions that pro- 
 ceed from Cold and Moi- 
 fture ; alfo for Giddinefs, 
 Falling-ficknefs,Palfies,and 
 the like ; for Coughs that 
 proceed from a cold Hu- 
 mour ; for Difficulty of 
 Breathing, and Catarrhs ; 
 for Crudities, and Wind in 
 the Stomach ; for a moift 
 and cold Intemperie? of the 
 Womb ; for Barrennefs, 
 the Whites, Difficulty of 
 
 B A 
 
 Urine, occafion’d either by 
 Wind or Gravel. Women 
 alfo make ufe of it to beau- 
 cifie the Face. Lobelius 
 wrote a whole Book of the 
 Virtues of it. It grows on- 
 ly in the Land of Judea. 
 
 Peruvian Mfam, in 
 Latin Balfamum e Peru . 
 ’Tis of great Virtue in out- 
 ward and inward Difeales. 
 ’Tis hot and dry. Jt dif- 
 lolves, digefts, and dilcuf- 
 fes. Some Drops of it ta- 
 ken in a Morning faffing, 
 is good in an Afthma. ’Tis 
 good for the Intemperies of 
 the Stomach, and Weak- 
 nefs of the Bowels. It c- 
 pens Qbftrudfions , and 
 takes off the Chilnefsofthe 
 Breaft , and Hypochon- 
 dra’s, being anointed with 
 a warm Hand. By rub- 
 bing ot it on the Head, it 
 ftrengthens the Brain, and 
 prevents Convulfions, and 
 the Palfie, and ftrengthens 
 all the Nerves. When a 
 Nerve is prick’d, it takes 
 off the Acrimony of the Sa- 
 nies , from whence pro- 
 ceed Pains and Convul- 
 fions. When Animals are 
 wounded, or bit by Ve- 
 nemous Creatures, by In- 
 fill 
 
B A ( 2ij ) BA 
 
 ftind of Nature they rub 
 themfelves on the Bark of 
 this Tree, and fo are pre- 
 fently reliev’d. ’Tis com- 
 monly ufed by Dr. VVillu, 
 and others, in making of 
 Purging Pills. It comes 
 from Peru and New-Spain, 
 in Earthen Jars. ’Tis ofa 
 very dark Colour, and ofa 
 fragrant Smell. 
 
 7$5&\[$XKltCopaiba. 'Tis 
 of the Confiftence and 
 Smell of deftill’d Oyl of 
 Turpentine. The Bark be- 
 ing cut at Full-Moon it di- 
 ftils in fuch a quantity, that 
 in the fpace of three Hours 
 it drops fix Quarts. Pis 
 not only excellent for heal- 
 ing and cleanfing Wounds, 
 efpecially of the Nerves, 
 and for curing the Biting 
 of Serpents ; but it is alio 
 very beneficial taken in- 
 wardly: For three or four 
 Drops taken in an Egg, 
 twice or thrice in a Morn- 
 ing, cures aDyfentery, and 
 other Fluxes of the Belly, 
 the Whites, and a Gonor- 
 rhea. Th ejews experience 
 the Salutary Virtue of it in 
 Circumcifion ;for they ftop 
 the Blood, flowing from 
 that cruel Wound, with it, 
 
 which before was deadly 
 to many of them. This 
 Tree is wont to be much 
 rub’d by Animals that are 
 bit by Serpents, or hurt by 
 Wild Beafts ; to whichthey 
 run for Cure by naturallm- 
 ftind. In grows plentifully 
 in that Ifland calledA iaran* 
 how. 
 
 315alfam of Tolu in La- 
 tin Ralfamum dc Tolu. The 
 Tree from whence this 
 Balfam drops is like afmall 
 Pine-tree : The thin and 
 
 tender Bark is cut when 
 the Sun is at its full height, 
 for it will not drop at all 
 in the Night, by reafon of 
 the Cold. The Liquor 
 flowing out is receiv’d into 
 Spoons, made of Black 
 Wax. ’Tis of a Golden 
 Colour, and of a moderate 
 Confiftence. ’Tis veryglu- 
 rinous,taftes pleafantly and 
 well, and hath a curious 
 Scent. It hath the fame 
 Virtues with the Peruvian. 
 Balfam. It comes from To- 
 lu, and is better than that 
 which is brought fromNetv 
 Spam. . It heats and dries, 
 attenuates, refolves, is vul- 
 nerary , and purges the 
 Breaft. ’Tis chiefly ufed 
 P 4 ** 
 
BA ( 216 ) 
 
 B A 
 
 in an dfthma, and for a 
 Coniumption, and alfo for 
 Crudities and Pains in the 
 Stomach. ’Tis outwardly 
 ufed for all Pains that pro- 
 ceed from acoldCaufe, for 
 Defluxions upon the Eyes, 
 the Palfie, the Weajcnefs, 
 iPain and Wind of the Sto- 
 mach. Ufed with Nard- 
 Oyl, it cures the Weaknefs 
 of the Spleen ; and is good 
 for all Edematou.sTupiors, 
 for Spellings under the 
 Eap, and for the King’s- 
 Evil. But is much com- 
 mended forcuringWounds, 
 efpecially if the Bones are 
 broken ; for it draws forth 
 the Splinters. ’Tis alfo of 
 good ufe in Wounds of the 
 Joints , and when the 
 Nerves are cut or prick’d, 
 and for Contufions, and 
 the like. Take of the Bal- 
 aam of Tolu, of Mecha , or, 
 for want of it, of Copaiba, 
 of Calamite-Srorax , of 
 Benzoin the belt, of Oli- 
 banum, Maflich, Myrrh, 
 Ammoniacum granulated, 
 Taccamhac, ofGum-EIe- 
 mi, of C^w-Turpentine, 
 of the Roots of Florentine - 
 Orris, each half an Ounce •> 
 of thePedfora J-water made 
 in the following manner* 
 
 one Pint and an half; Take 
 of the Leaves of Ground- 
 Ivy, Colt’s -foot, Oak of 
 Jcrufalem , each three 
 Pounds ; Hyfop, Rolema- 
 ry , Penny-royal , Hore- 
 hound, of each one Pound 
 and an half j of the Roots 
 of Elecampane and Liq.uo- 
 rifh, each one Pound and 
 an half * of Florentine-O r- 
 ris twelve Ounces, of Figs 
 diced three Pounds, of the 
 bell Saffron, of the Seeds 
 Annile, and Sweet-Fennel, 
 each half an Ounce ; of 
 Spirit of Wine five Quarts, 
 ofFountain-water four and 
 twenty Quarts ; infufe 
 them, and deftil from a 
 Limbeck twelve Quarts ; 
 Take, as I faid, one Pint 
 and an half of this Pedto- 
 ral-water, and boyl the In- 
 gredients above mention’d 
 in it,in a Circulatory Ve(- 
 fel, well Hop’d, and placed 
 in hot Sand for fomfe 
 Hours ; ftrain it, and add 
 a fufficient quantity of 
 White Sugar to make a 
 Syrup. This is excellent 
 for Coughs, and Confum- 
 ptions ; and for the Stone 
 in the Kidneys and Blad- 
 der. 
 
B A 
 
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 B D 
 
 HEalfam de cbm , is 
 
 good for Pains that proceed 
 from Cold or Wind. It 
 helps Digeftion, creates an 
 Appetite, and ftrengthens 
 the Stomach. ’Tis good 
 for Ulcers in the Kidneys, 
 Womb, Lungs, orBreaib 
 It flops Spitting of Blood ; 
 is good for Coughs, and an 
 Afthma, and other Difeafes 
 of the Lungs. ’Tis uleful 
 in Difeafes of the Head 
 and Nerves; as, Apople- 
 xies, Lethargy, Palfie, Con 
 vulfions, and the like. It 
 cures Burften Bellies, and 
 kills Worms, and expels 
 Gravel. It cures Deafnefs, 
 being drop’d into the Ear. 
 "Tis good for a Fiflula anc. 
 Ulcers ; for Bruifes, and 
 Aches of the I^imbs. It 
 opens Obftrudlions of the 
 Liver and Spleen, and pro- 
 vokes Women’s Courfes 
 It grows in America, in the 
 Province of Chili. 
 
 ing and aftnngent. They 
 flop Catarrhs, a Loolnefs, 
 the Blood y-Fiux, a Gonor- 
 rhea, and the like. They 
 fettle the Teeth when they 
 are loofe, and cure Burlten 
 Bellies. They are brought 
 from Turkey, and Spain, and 
 fome other Places. Take 
 of the Roots of Biftort, 
 Tormentil, of Pomegra- 
 nate-peel, each one Ounce, 
 of the Leaves of Plantane, 
 Knot-grafs , Shepherd’s- 
 purfe, and Horfe-tail, each 
 one Handful, of Cyprefs- 
 Nuts, Balauftians, Pome- 
 granate, Myrtle, and Shu- 
 mach, each one Ouuce ; 
 boyl them in Smith’s Wa- 
 ter, and rough Wine ; 
 ftrain it, and make a Fo- 
 mentation. This is a good 
 aftringentFomentaion. Ba- 
 lauftiansarealfoan Ingre- 
 dient of the Syrrup ofMyr- 
 tles in th e London- Difpenf 4- 
 tory. 
 
 SBalfUltttanS , in Latin 
 Balujlia. They are the 
 Flowers of the Wild Pome 
 granate ; fome of them are 
 as big as a Damask-Rofe, 
 others much lefs. They 
 corroborate the Stomach ; 
 are drying, blinding, cool- 
 
 itUttt, It mollifies, 
 difeufles, opens, and clean- 
 fes. But it is to be noted 
 when it is frefh, it mollifies 
 molt powerfully ; when it 
 is old, it difeuifes and clean- 
 fes belt. ’Tis chiefly ufed 
 inwardly, for a Coiljgh, and 
 an 
 
C 21 8 ) 
 
 B D 
 
 B E 
 
 an Ulcer of the Lungs, and 
 to expel Gravel, and to 
 provoke Urine, and the 
 like. Outwardly ufed, it 
 diflcuffes Hardnefs and 
 Knots of the Nerves , 
 ,Take of Bdellium, Gum- 
 Ammoniacum, and Opo- 
 ponax, each two Drams • 
 diflolve them in White- 
 wine, ftrain them.and boyl 
 them ; then add of the 
 Confection ofHamech and 
 Diaphaenicon , each two 
 Ounces ; of the Catholicon 
 Duplication half an Ounce, 
 of Faetid Pill two Drams ; 
 make an Opiat ; of which 
 take half an Ounce, adding 
 to it twenty Grains of Mer- 
 curius dulcis : Continue the 
 ufe of it feveral Days toge- 
 ther, and it will take off 
 the Hardnefs and Swelling 
 of the Spleen. 
 
 2I5ear&bjm|), in La- 
 tin Branca Vrfina. ’Tis 
 one of the five Emollient 
 Herbs. ’Tis ufed chiefly 
 in Clyfters, and other Pa- 
 regoricks, of whatloever 
 kind they are ; and moft 
 commonly in Pultifcs. The 
 Roots made into Pultifes, 
 and applied, are good for 
 Burns, [and Luxations. Be- 
 
 l 
 
 ing taken inwardly, they 
 force Urine, and Hop a 
 Loolnels.They are good for 
 Confumptive People, and 
 luch asipit Blood, and for 
 Contufions. Ir grows in 
 Italy, and Sicily. 'Tis one 
 of the Ingredients of the 
 Majefterial Water of 
 Worms, in the Londcn-Dif- 
 pcnfatory • which is made 
 in the following manner : 
 Take of Worms well 
 cleans’d three Pounds ; of 
 Snails, with their Shells, 
 cleans’d two Gallons; beat 
 them in a Mortar, and put 
 them into a Convenient 
 Velfel ; adding of the 
 Leaves of Stinging Net- 
 tles, with their Roots, fix 
 Handfuls, of Wild Angeli- 
 ca four Handfuls, of Bears- 
 breech feven Handfuls, of 
 Agrimony and Betony , 
 each three 'Handfuls ; of 
 Common Wormwood two 
 Handfuls, of the Flowers 
 ofRofemary fix Ounces, 
 of the Roots of Sharp- 
 pointed Docksten Ounces, 
 of Wood-Sorrel five Oun- 
 ces, ofTurmerick, of the 
 Inner Bafk of Earberries, 
 each four Ounces, of Fe- 
 nugreek-feed two Ounces, 
 of Cloves powder’d three 
 Ounces, 
 
BE ( 219 ) 
 
 B E 
 
 Ounces , of Hart s-horn 
 grofly powder d, of Ivory 
 powder’d, each four Oun 
 ces ; of Saffron three 
 Drams, of Small Spirit of 
 Wine four Gallons and an 
 half ; after they have been 
 infus’d four and twenty 
 
 high and narrow, with a 
 little Border round it ; put 
 into it three or four Oun- 
 ces of clear Benjamin, 
 ly powder’d 5 cover the 
 Pot with a Coffin of Pa- 
 per, and tye it round a- 
 bout, under the Border 
 
 intusd tour ana iwculj , — 7 , An 
 
 Hours, deftil them in Glafs fetthePot into hot A Ores, 
 
 •™U > _ _ „ r -A. A ..rlion rlip Ttflvuamm IS 
 
 Veftels, in B. M. The firft 
 four Pints that deftil is to 
 be kept by it felf, and is 
 called the Spirit : The reft 
 is called the Majefterial 
 Water of Worms, 
 
 m Latin 
 Auricula Vrfi. The Flow- 
 er fmells fweet as Cow- 
 flips : The green Leaves 
 are • mucilaginous ; the 
 Roots are hot and acrid 
 like Gowflips, and bitter- 
 ifli, with an aromatic!', 
 heady, and opiate Smell. 
 
 3H3em'amtn, in Latin 
 
 Ben^oinum. It attenuates : 
 
 ? Tis hot and dry. *Tis 
 ufed for Coughs, Rheums, 
 and Obftrucftions of the 
 Lungs. It comes from Su- 
 matra, Surat and feveral 
 other Places. Flowers and 
 the Oyl of Benjamin are 
 
 made in thefollowing man- 
 ner : Take an Earthen Pot, 
 
 and when the Benjamin is 
 heated, the Flowers will 
 fublime ; take off the Cof- 
 fin every two Hours, and 
 fix another in its place ; 
 ftopup quickly, in a Glafs, 
 the Flowers you find in the 
 Coffins ; and when thofe 
 which afterwards fublime 
 do begin to appear Oyly, 
 take the P ot off the Fire, 
 put that which remains in- 
 to a little Glafs Retort , 
 and fitting a Receiver to it, 
 deftil in aSand- heat a thick 
 andfragant Oyl, until no 
 more comes forth ; and 
 there will remain in the 
 Retort nothing but a very 
 fpungy Earth. The Flow- 
 ers are good for Afthmati- 
 cal Perfons, and to fortifie 
 the Stomach. The Dofe 
 is, from two Grains to five, 
 in an Egg, ot in Lozenges. 
 The Oyl is a Balfam for 
 Wounds and Ulcers. Tin- 
 cture of Benjamin is made 
 
 in 
 
in the following manner : 
 Take three Ounces of Ben- 
 jamin, and half an Ounce 
 of Storax ; powder them 
 grofly, and put them into 
 a Pottle-Matral's, half em- 
 pty j pour upon them a 
 Pint of Spirit of Wine ; 
 ftop your Veflel clofe, and 
 fet it in warm Horfe-dung , 
 leave it in Digeftion for a 
 Fortnight; after which, fil- 
 trate the Liquor,..and keep 
 it in a Veflel well ftop’d. 
 Some do add to it five or 
 fix Drops of Balfam of Pe- 
 ru, to give it a better Smell. 
 Tis good to take away 
 Spots in the Face. A Dram 
 of it is put into four Oun- 
 ces of Water, and it whi- 
 tens like Milk : This Wa- 
 ter ferves for a Wafh, and 
 is called Virgin’s Milk. 
 Take of Fat Ammoniacum, 
 diflolv’d in Vinegar of 
 Squills, one Ounce ; of Ex- 
 tradf of Aloes half an 
 Ounce, of Cryftal of Tar- 
 tar one Dram, of Myrrh, 
 and Saffron, each half a 
 Dram $ of Maftich, Benja- 
 min, and Salt of Alh-tree 
 and Wormwood, each one 
 Scruple ; with Oxymel of 
 Squills mak a Mafs for 
 Pills. The Dofeis, half a 
 
 Dram, twice in a Week J 
 Purging being ufed betwixt 
 whiles. Theie Pills are 
 good for a Scirrhus of the 
 Spleen. 
 
 in a tin, 
 
 Balanus MjrepJica. Difco- 
 rides, and others of the An- 
 cients, attribute many Vir- 
 tues to it. It purges up- 
 ward and downward, and 
 evacuates Choler and 
 FlegmJ It has an Acrid 
 Moifture, whereby it lub- 
 verts the Stomach, occa- 
 fions Naufeoufnefs , and 
 moves the Belly. It purges 
 grofs and clammy Flegjm 
 by Vomit and Stool ; 
 wherefore it is good for a 
 Flegmatick Cholick. Mix- 
 ed with Hony, it refolves 
 hard ( Swellings, and the 
 King’s-Evii. Madeup in- 
 to a Pultis with Barly- 
 Meal and Hony, it doth 
 good in cold Difeafes of the 
 Nerves. Mix’d with Meal 
 of Lupines, it takes offOb- 
 ftru&ions and Hardnefs of 
 the Liver and Spleen. The 
 Oyl drop'd into the Ear, 
 cures Deafnefs, and the 
 Noifes of it. It cleanfes 
 the Skin from Spots. That 
 which is old is better for 
 inward 
 
BE ( 221 ) B I 
 
 inward uie than the frefh, 
 becaufe by Time the Moi- 
 lture is evaporated, which 
 fomuch difturbs the Body. 
 The like may be obferv’d 
 in the Roots and Leaves of 
 Afarabackaj which purge 
 violently upward and 
 downward when they are 
 green, by reafon of iuch an 
 Acrid Moifturej for when 
 they are dry they lole that 
 malignantand violentforce. 
 The fame is alio to be ob- 
 ferv’d in Orris ; which, 
 when green, burns and 
 pricks violently j but when 
 it is dry it doth not do fo. 
 The fame is to be obferv’d 
 in the Roots of Wake-Ro- 
 bin, which loft their Acri- 
 mony when they are dry, 
 TakeBdellium,Ammonia- 
 cum, and Galbanum, of 
 each equal parts 5 beat 
 them in a Mortar," with the 
 Oyl of Ben, and Lillies ; 
 then add the like quantity 
 of the Mucilage of the 
 Seeds of Fenugreek, and 
 Figs: Make anOintment. 
 *Tis of great ufe in the 
 Scirrhus. 
 
 Long and 
 ]%ound,in Latin Arifiolochia. 
 The Root is hot and dry, 
 
 Both difcufs, attenuate, o- 
 pen and cleanfe : But the 
 R.ound is of finer parts, the 
 ong of grofler : Both are 
 Cephalick, Epatick, and 
 ?ulmonick. They are good 
 to open the Obftrudtionsof 
 the Lungs, to provoke the 
 Couries, to break inward 
 Tumors, and to expel Poi- 
 fon. The Infufion of the 
 long Root is frequently u- 
 fed to cure the Itch, and 
 to cleanfe Wounds. ’Tis 
 good for Pains in the Sto- 
 mach, and for the Hickups. 
 But the chief ufe of both, 
 is, to purge the Womb af- 
 ter Child-birth, and to 
 force the Courfes. Take 
 of the Roots of Round 
 Birth-wort half a Dram, 
 of the Leaves of dried Sa- 
 vin one Dram and an half, 
 of Dittany of Crete of the 
 Troches ofMyrrh, of Afa 
 Fatida, each one Dram ; 
 of choice Cinnamon two 
 Drams, of White Sugar 
 two Ounces ; make a fine 
 PoWder of them all : Take 
 two Drams in the Morn* 
 ing, for fome Days, in the 
 Broth of Red Vetches , 
 wherein two Drams of 
 Cinnamon and half a Dram 
 of Saffron have been boy I’d. 
 
 Birth" 
 
B I ( 2Z2 ) B I 
 
 Birth-wort grows every 
 where in the Hedges, in 
 Italy-, France and Spain. 
 
 ai&lfcopj&toeca, in La- 
 tin Ammi. The Seed of it 
 is one of the four Lelfer 
 hot Seeds. It incides, o- 
 pens and dries. ’Tis good 
 for the Gripes, Difficulty 
 of Urine, and the Biting 
 of Venomous Creatures ; 
 and alio forces the Courfes. 
 ’Tis mix’d with Bliftering 
 Plaifter to prevent Difficul- 
 ty of Urine, which ufually 
 comes upon the ufe of fuch 
 Medicines : But the ufe ol 
 it, asofCummin, are Cau- 
 fes of pale Colour. ’Tis 
 of excellent ufe for Barren- 
 nefs, a Dram of it pow- 
 der’d, being taken in Wine, 
 or frefii Broth, every other 
 Day, three Hours before 
 Meals : But it ought not 
 to be given above four or 
 five times. ’Tis an excel- 
 lent Medicine in this Cafe, 
 and has often been found 
 fuccefsful. But the Huf- 
 bandmuft not be concern’d 
 with his Wife on the Days 
 flie takes the Seed. To 
 which End, and alfo for 
 the Whites, an Uterine 
 Clyfter being firft ufed, 
 
 fays Simon Paulus, I have 
 given the following Pow- 
 der to many Barren Wo- 
 men ; whereby they prov’d 
 with Child, and were free’d 
 from the Whites. The 
 Defcription of the Uterine 
 Clyfter is as follows : Take 
 cf the Roots of Long and 
 Round . Birth-wort, each 
 two Drams ; of Gentian, 
 and Zedoary, each one 
 Dram ; of Ground Ivy, the 
 Lelfer Centory, of Birth- 
 wort, andRofemary, each 
 one Handful ; of Balm, 
 and Red Mug- wort, each 
 half an Handful ; of the 
 Lelfer Cardamons half an 
 Ounce; cut and beat them 
 fora Decodtion for an Ute- 
 rine Clyfter. The Defcri- 
 ption of the Powder is as fol- 
 lows: Take of Speed-well, 
 of the Seeds of Biffiop’s- 
 weed, each half an Ounce ; 
 of the Lelfer Cardamons, 
 offharp Cinnamon, each 
 two Drams ; of Sugar- 
 Candy a fourth part of the 
 weight of all the reft * 
 Make a Powder according 
 to Art : Take of the Roots 
 of Elecampane, Smallage* 
 Fennel, and Orris dried, 
 each one Ounce and an 
 half 5 of the Roow of Va- 
 lerian 
 
B I 
 
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 B R 
 
 lerian, Gentian, Afarabac- 
 ca, Sqills, each one Dram ; 
 of the inner Bark of the 
 Elder, and Saxifrage, each 
 fix Drams ; of the Leaves 
 of Wormwood, Agrimony, 
 Germander, Maiden-hair 
 dried, each two Drams; 
 of the 'Tops of the Lefier 
 Centaury , and Broom- 
 Flowers, each one Dram ; 
 of the Seeds of Parfley, Bi- 
 Ihop’s-weed, and Dill each 
 one Dram and an half; of 
 Cinnamon two Drams, of 
 Spikenard half a Dram ; 
 mix them together, and in- 
 fufe them in two or three 
 Meafures of White-wine : 
 Let the Sick drink of this 
 Wine every Morning. This 
 is good for a Droplie. The 
 Seed ofB t (hop’s- weed is al- 
 io an Ingredient of the 
 Compound Syrrup of Beto- 
 ny in the Lcndon-Difpenfa- 
 tory. It comes from Ale- 
 xandria. 
 
 ySittZtMCttf), in La- 
 tin Orobus. A W ater de- 
 ft il I’d from ir, breaks arid 
 expels the Stone in the 
 Bladder. The Root of it 
 is good againft Poifons,»and 
 the Strangury. The Plant 
 bruifed, and applied hot, 
 
 eafes the Pain of the Side. 
 
 It grows about Geneva 5 
 and frequently in the 
 Woods in Germany. 
 
 Virgins-TS5 OtoJCf, in La- 
 tin Clematitis. It is bitter, 
 and very acrid. 
 
 IBjtaftLhJOtliJj in Latin 
 Brazil a arbor. 'Tis a large 
 and vaft Tree ; and fo ve- 
 ry thick fometimes, that 
 three Men with their Arms 
 extended, can fcarce com- 
 pafs it. The Wood is cold 
 and dry ; it mitagates Fe- 
 vers ; ’tis Binding , and 
 Strengthning. Infus’d in 
 the Cold, with Eye-water, 
 it cures Inflammations of 
 the Eyes, The Wood is 
 much ufed for making 
 Handles for Knives and 
 Swords, and Drum-fticks.' 
 ’Tis very denfe and pon- 
 derous, and may be po- 
 lifli’d. Take of Sarfaparil- 
 la, of Crude Antimony, 
 and of the Shells of Nuts, 
 each fix Ounces ; of the 
 Roots of China one Ounce, 
 of Brazile-wood a little, 
 of Water nine Points ; boy I 
 half away ; the Antimony, 
 and the Shells powder’d, 
 tnuft be hang’d in a Rag, 
 
B R ( 224 ) B R 
 
 fo that they may not rouch 
 the bottom of the VeiTc! j 
 ftrain it : Take a large 
 Draught in the Morning, 
 three Hours before Din- 
 ner ; and in the After- 
 noon ,• four Hours after 
 Dinner ; and three Hours 
 after Supper, for fifteen 
 Days 5 Bleeding and Pur- 
 ging being firft ufed. 
 This is commended in the 
 Gout. 
 
 Sfanifh HBjOOttt, in La- 
 tin Genijia Hijpamca. The 
 Spanifh Broom has wood- 
 dy Stems, from whence 
 grow up flender pliant 
 Twigs , which are bare 
 and naked without Leaves, 
 or atleaft, having but few 
 lmall Leaves here and 
 there far diftant one from 
 another , with yellow 
 Flowers not much unlike 
 the Flowers of common 
 Broom , but greater, 
 which come into fmall 
 long Gods, wherein is con- 
 tain’d brown and flat Seed : 
 The Root is rough and 
 wooddy; the Twigs, Flow- 
 ers,- and Seeds of Broom 
 are hot and dry in the fe- 
 eond degree : They are 
 alfo of a thin Effence, and 
 
 are of force to cleanfe and 
 open,' and efpecially the 
 Seed ,• which is drier, 
 and not fo full of fuperflu- 
 ous Moifture. The De- 
 cocflion of the Twigs and- 
 Tops of Broom cleanfeth 
 and opens the Liver, Milt, 
 and Kidney. It driveth 
 away by Stool watry Hu- 
 mours ; and therefore it is 
 good for them that brave 
 the Dropfie , efpecially 
 being made with Wine ; 
 but better for the other 
 Difeafes with Water. The 
 Seed is alfo commended 
 for the lame Purpofes. 
 There is alfo made of the 
 Afhcs of the Stalks and 
 Branches dried and burnt, 
 a Lie, with thin White- 
 wine, as Rhenilh-wine, 
 which ishighlycommended 
 yy many, for the Green - 
 'ficknefs and Dropfie. And 
 this, does mightily expel 
 and drive forth thin and 
 watry Humours together 
 with the Urine : But 
 
 withal, it does by Reafon 
 of its (harp Quality , 
 many times hurt and fret 
 the Intrails. Mefue fays, 
 that there is in the Flow- 
 ers or Branches a cutting 
 Moifture, bus full of ex- 
 
 cremeritv 
 
B R ( 22* ■; B R 
 
 crements, and therefore it 
 caufeth Vomiting j and> 
 the Plant does in all its 
 parts, trouble, cut, attenu- 
 ate, and violently pufgeth 
 by Vomit and Stool, Fiegm 
 and raw Humours out of 
 the Joynts. But thele 
 things are not written of 
 Broom, but of Spartum, 
 which purgeth by Vo- 
 mit, after the manner of 
 Hellebore j as both Diof- 
 coride s and Pliny do 
 teftify : Mefue alfo adds, 
 that Broom breaks the 
 Stone of the Kidneys and 
 Bladder, and buffers not 
 the matter, whereof the 
 Stone is made, to lie long, 
 to become a Stone. 
 
 The Young Buds or lit- 
 tle Flowers preferved in 
 Pickle, and eaten inSallad, 
 ftir up an Appetite to 
 Meat. The fame being 
 fully blown, ftamp’d and 
 mix’d with Swines Greafe,; 
 eafe the Pain of the Gout. 
 And Mefue writes, that 
 this, tempered with Hony 
 of Rofes, or with an Egg, 
 confumes away the King’s- 
 Evil. The rape of Broom, 
 of Broom rape, being boy- 
 kd in Wine) is commen- 
 
 ded againft the Pains of 
 the Kidneys, a*nd Bladder 5 
 provokes Urine , breaks 
 the Stone, and expels it. 
 The Juice prelfed forth of 
 Broom rape, healeth Green 
 Wounds, and cleanfes old 
 and filthy Ulcers : The 
 modern Phyficians affirm 
 that it is good for old ve- 
 nomous and malignant Ul- 
 cers. That worthy Prince 
 o.f famous Memory, Henry 
 VIII. King Of England ± 
 was wont to drink of the 
 deftill’d Water of Broom 
 Flowers againft Surfeits, 
 and Difeales arifing frond 
 them. Sir Thomas Fit%- 
 herbert was wont to cure 
 the Black Jaundice with 
 this Drink alone. Takfc 
 as many Handfuls (as yoti 
 think fit) of the dried 
 Leaves of Broom, gather’d 
 and brayed toPowderin the 
 Month of May, then take 
 unto each Handful of the 
 Dried Leaves, one Spoon- 
 ful and an half of the 
 Seed of Broom in Powder : 
 mingle thefe together, let 
 the Sick drink thereof each 
 Day a Quantity, until he 
 find fome' Eafe. The Me- 
 dicine mu ft be continued,* 
 until if 'Be quite extin- 
 Q guifhed 
 
C A 
 
 ( 226 ) C A 
 
 guilhed : For it is a Dif- 
 eafe not very fuddenly cu- 
 red, but muft, by little, 
 and little, be dealt withal ; 
 Orobranch, or Broom rape 
 fliced and put into Oyl oi 
 Olive, to infuie or mace- 
 rate in the fame, as you do 
 Rofes, for Oyl ofRofes 
 Icoureth away all Spots. 
 Lentils, Freckles, Pimples, 
 Wheals and Pulh.es from 
 the Face, or any other part 
 of the Body, being anoint- 
 ed therewith. Diofcorides 
 fays, that Orobranch may 
 be eaten raw^ or boyl’d, 
 asweufed to eat the Sprigs, 
 or young Shoots of Afya- 
 ragus. 
 
 c 
 
 j in La- 
 tin Schxnanthus , It 
 
 heats, difculfes, and is of 
 fine Parts. ’Tis chiefly u- 
 led for obftrudHons of the 
 LiVer, Spleen, and the like. 
 ’Tisalfo ufed for Vomit- 
 ing, and the Hickups ; as 
 alfo for Wind in the Sto- 
 mach, for Difficulty ofU- 
 rine, and Pains of the Kid- 
 
 neys, Bladder and Womb. 
 It cures a Stinking Breath, 
 and ftrengthens the Head, 
 and difculfes the Swelling 
 of the "Uvula, and ftrength- 
 ens the Stomach, it being 
 outwatdly ufed in a Lotion. 
 A Dram of it powder’d 
 may be taken inwardly, in 
 hot Wine ; or it may be 
 boy I’d in Water. ’Tis rec- 
 kon’d a Specifick for Ul- 
 cers of the Bladder, A 
 Woman evacuated a Stone 
 almoft as big as a Walnut, 
 which had occafion’d an 
 Ulcer of the Bladder, and 
 of the neighbouring Parts, 
 by uling Camel’s-Hay and 
 the Roots of Cyprefs. Take 
 of the Tops of Roman- 
 Wormwood three Drams, 
 of Hore-hound and Rofe- 
 rnary, each two Drams ; 
 of Red Rofes two Pugils, 
 of the Flowers of Camo- 
 mile, and the Leaves of 
 Laurel, each half an Hand- 
 ful ; of Orange-Pill, and 
 of Sweet Wood, of Aloes, 
 each three Drams ; Cy- 
 prefs-roots, Camel’s-Hay, 
 and Spikenard, each half 
 an Ounce ; make a Deco- 
 ftion with two parts of the 
 bcft Wine, and one pare 
 of Agrimony and Worm- 
 wood- 
 
C A ( 227 ) C A 
 
 wood-water ; foment the 
 Region of the Liver with 
 it, with a Spunge prefs‘c 
 out of Wormwood-wine. 
 This has been ufed in a 
 Dropfie. 
 
 Catttpfjtt > i n Latin 
 Camphor a. Camphir was 
 unknown to the Ancient 
 Grecians : It began firft to 
 be taken notice of by the 
 Arabians. Whether it is 
 hot or cold, is not agreed 
 on by Authors. The An- 
 cients counted it cold, be- 
 caufe it extinguifh'd Vene 
 ry, and cured Inflamma- 
 tions of the Eyes j and for 
 that being put upon Burns, 
 it feem’d as cold as Snow. 
 But Modern Phyficians af- 
 firm, *tis hot, on the con- 
 trary : Their Arguments 
 for it are, the great Ir- 
 flammability of it ; its pe, 
 netrating, Aromatick Smell . 
 and Acrid Tafte ; its rea- 
 dinefs to evaporate, by rea 
 fonof the Tenuity ofParts. 
 Which Opinion, indeed, 
 feems moft probable ; for 
 the contrary Arguments are 
 eafily anfwer’d. For, if it 
 Ihould be granted that it 
 fuppreffes Venery, it doth 
 not therefore neceffarily 
 
 follow thatdt is cold ; for 
 io doth Rue, and the chafte 
 Tree, and the iike. Yet 
 Breynius faith, v it doth not 
 extinguifh Venery : For* 
 fays he, it hath been ob- 
 ferv’d, that many who have 
 been employ’d in purifying 
 Camphir daily, have had 
 many Children. And then, 
 tho’ it be of ufe in many 
 Difeafesthat require Cool- 
 ing, as, in Inflammations 
 of the Eyes, and Eryfipela’s 
 Severs, and the like j yet 
 they fay, Cooling in thefe 
 Cafes, by this Medicine, is. 
 not per fc, but per acci- 
 dent j much in the fame 
 manner as the Inflamma- 
 tion of a Member burnt is 
 drawn out hy the Heat of 
 the Fire, or the Flame of 
 a Candle, or, as by the 
 immoderate ufe of Peppery 
 the native Heat is driven 
 out, and is lefs within ; 
 and fo the Body becomes 
 cold. Some mention othef 
 Ways whereby thefe things 
 may be perform’d ; which 
 I omit, partly becaufe they 
 are not fatisfadtory, and 
 partly becaufe it is not 
 clear , whether Camphir 
 doth good in thefe Difeafes#. 
 or whether it be injurious,’ 
 Q. % Camphir 
 
C A 
 
 ( 228 ) 
 
 C A 
 
 Camphir refills Putrefa- 
 ction and Poifons ; upon 
 which Account it is fre- 
 quently ufed in the Plague, 
 Malignant Difeales, and 
 Putrid Fevers. Balm-wa- 
 ter, wherein Camphir hath 
 been exnnguilh’d , doth 
 good in Mother-fits. ’Tis- 
 moft frequently ufed out- 
 wardly, in cooling Epi- 
 thems, Frontals, and Pare- 
 goricks : And for the mix- 
 ing of it with them, 'tis 
 wont to be diffolv’d with 
 the Spirit of Wine, or rub-! 
 bed with Oyly Kernels or 
 Seeds. Camphir diflblves 
 in Spirit of Wine, prefent- 
 ly, and fwims upon the 
 top of the Spirit, in form 
 of an Oyl. Camphir is 
 mix’d with Walh-balls, to 
 imoothen and beautifie the-' 
 Skin. A fmall quantity of 
 it ufed outwardly, or in- 
 wardly, difpofes to Sleep : 
 But if it be held to the 
 Nofe frequently, it dries 
 the Brain , and caufes 
 Watching. Camphir is 
 reckon’d by the moft learn- 
 ed Men, and not undeferv- 
 edly, among the ftrongeft 
 Alexipharmicks. It won- 
 derfully refiftsPutrefadlion, 
 and repels and corrects the 
 
 putrid Vapors of a cor- 
 rupt Member : But it is to 
 be ufed cautioufty in vio- 
 lent Pains of the Headt and 
 Stomach. Camphir is dil- 
 foiv’d in Spirit of Wine ; 
 [and this DilTolution is cal- 
 led Spirit of Wine Cam- 
 Iphoriz’d. ’Tis good for 
 the Apoplexy, and Hyfte- 
 rical Difeales. ’Tis alfo 
 found to be of excellent 
 ufc for the Tooth-ach, a 
 little Cotton being dip’d 
 in it, and put into the ach- 
 ! ing Tooth. The Oyl of 
 j Camphir is made in the 
 ! following manner : Pow- 
 der grolly three or four 
 ’Ounces of good Camphir, 
 put it into a Matrafs, and 
 pour upon it twice as 
 imuch Spirit of Nitre; ftop 
 your Veftel clofe, and fet 
 it over a Pot half full of 
 'Water, a little heated ; 
 ftir it every nowand then, 
 to help forward the Dilfo- 
 lution, which will be fi- 
 nifli’d in two or three 
 Hours, and then you will 
 find the Camphir turn’d in- 
 to a clear Oyl, which fwims 
 above the Spirit ; feparate 
 it, and keep it in a Viol 
 well ftop’d. ’Tis ufed for 
 the Caries of Bones, and 
 so 
 
C A ( 229 ) 
 
 C A 
 
 to touch Nerves that are' 
 uncover’d in Wounds. This 
 Oyi is nothing but a DiiFo- 
 lution of Camphir in Spi- 
 rit of Nitre ; for if you 
 pour Water upon it, to de- 
 ftroy the force of the Spi- 
 rit, it returns into Cam- 
 phir, as before. Ofallthe 
 Refins, this is the only one 
 that can diffolve in Spirit 
 of Wine. Take of Vola- 
 tile Salt of Hart’s-horn two 
 Grains, of the Majefterial 
 Cardi 3 C-povvderfixGrains, 
 pf Camphir and Cochine], 
 each four Grains ; of Ve- 
 nice-Trea.de one Scruple, 
 
 . of the Aqua Cceiefiis a fuffi- 
 cient quantity : Make a 
 Bolus. This is good in 
 Malignant Fevers. Take 
 of Camphir and Borax, 
 each one Dram ; of White 
 Sugar-candy five Drams, 
 of White Vitriol one Scru- 
 ple ; powder them very 
 fine, and mingle them by 
 degrees with half a Pint cf 
 Sweet Fennel-water. This 
 is an Excellent Water for 
 Rheums and Inflamma- 
 tions in the Eyes, a Rag 
 being dip’d in it, and ap- 
 plied often on the Eyelids. 
 a Tis gathered from more 
 Trees that} pne. Jt deftils, 
 
 Drop by Drop, from a 
 great Tree, much like a 
 Walnut-tree, in the llland 
 Borneo , in Afia. Little 
 Cakes of it are likewife 
 brought out of China , but 
 that 1 is not lo good. It 
 mu ft, be chofen white , 
 tranfparent, clean, friable, 
 without Spot, and fuch as 
 is hard to quench when 
 once lighted. Camphir is 
 compounded of a Sulphur 
 and a Salt • fo very Vola- 
 tile, that it is very hard to 
 keep any time • and it 
 always loofeth fomething. 
 let it be never fo clofeiy 
 ftop’d. 
 
 CancamtwtrSee dJum* 
 mi $wme. 
 
 < \ 
 
 Caneia .* See Citing 
 matt. 
 
 Capet‘0, in Latin Cap- 
 peris. They are brought 
 to us in Pickle, and are 
 frequently ufed for Sauce 
 for roaft and boyl’d Meat, 
 and for Fifh. They quic- 
 ken the Appetite, promote 
 Concodtion, and open Ob- 
 ftrudfions of the Liver and 
 Spleen. Lobelius fays, the 
 Biggeft Capers are better 
 Q 5 than 
 
C A 
 
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 than the JLeaft. Perhaps 
 he means the Fruit which 
 is fometimes pickl’d, and 
 is called Long-Capers : But 
 now-a-days they are not 
 uled in England. It is laid, 
 that they who eat Italian 
 Capers daily, are not trou- 
 bled with the Pallie, nor 
 Pains of the Spleen. They 
 are good for the Hip-Gout, 
 and Burften-Bellies. They 
 provoke the Courfes, draw 
 Fiegm from the Head, and 
 cure the Tooth-ach. Ber- 
 ing boyl’d in Vinegar, the 
 Bark , efpecially of the 
 Boot, foftens the Spleen 
 when it is hard. Being ta- 
 ken inwardly, or outward- 
 ly applied, it provokes the 
 Courfes, cleanfes Ulcers, 
 and dries; doth good in 
 the Gout, digefts hard Tu- 
 mours; it alfo kills Worms. 
 Take of Oylof Lillies, and 
 of Capers, each two Oun- 
 ces; of the Juice of Briony 
 and Smallage, each three 
 Ounces ; boyl them to the 
 Confumption of the Jui- 
 ces ; then add of Ointmeut 
 of Marfh-mallows and 
 Gum-Ammoniacum, dif- 
 jfolv’d in Vinegar , and 
 drain’d, each one Ounce; 
 the Seeds of Daucus 
 
 and [Spikenard, each one 
 Dram and an half, of yel- 
 low Wax a fufficient quan- 
 tity ; make an Ointment : 
 when you ufe it add a lit- 
 tle Vinegar of Rofes. This 
 is commended for Obftru- 
 tdions of the Liver. Oyl •; 
 of Capers of the London . 
 Difpenfatory is made in the 
 following manner : Take 
 of the Bark of the Roots of 
 Capers one Ounce ; of the 
 Bark of Tamarisk, of the 
 Leaves of the fame, of the 
 Seeds of rhe chafte Tree, 
 of Spleen- wort, and of the 
 Roots of Cyprus, each two 
 Drams; of Rue one Dram, 
 of ripe Oyl of Olives one 
 Pint, of the (harped Vine- 
 gar, and of fragrant White- 
 wine, each two Ounces ; 
 cut them, and deep them 
 two Days, and'boyl them 
 gently in B. M. and when 
 the Wine and Vinegar are 
 confum’d, drain it, and 
 keep it for ufe, This Oyl 
 is very proper for Hard- 
 nefs, Pain, and Obdru&i- 
 ons of the Liver or Spleen ; 
 and alfo for the Rickets. 
 Capers grow in Sandy 
 Ground andamongd Rub- 
 bifh, at Borne, and Florence, 
 and other Parts of Italy. 
 
G A ( 251 ) 
 
 C A 
 
 CaDamomS, in Latin 
 Cardamomi. They have a 
 gentle Heat, that is very 
 agreeable to Nature. They 
 provoke Urine and the 
 Courfes, and open Obftru- 
 <5tions of the Liver and 
 Spleen, and efpecially of 
 the Melentery ; in which 
 Obftru&ions they do Won- 
 ders ; they are alfo good 
 to help Conception. They 
 are an Ingredient in 
 the Compound-Water of 
 Wormwood, ofth e London- 
 Difpenfatory. 
 
 Cartljamt# , or Ba- 
 
 flard-Sajfron. The Flowers 
 bruis’d are ufed inftead of 
 Sauce; and they colour 
 the Meat of a Saffron co- 
 lour. They loofen the Bel- 
 ly, and are good in the 
 Jaundice. But the chief 
 ufe of the Flowers is, for 
 dying of Silks and Cloth. 
 Some adulterate Saffron, 
 by mixing it with thefe 
 Flowers. The Seed of it 
 bruiz’d, and taken in Broth, 
 purges clammy Flegm by 
 Vomit and Stool ; upon 
 which Account it is rec- 
 kon’d amongft Flegma- 
 goges? 'Xis very good for 
 
 the Bread:, and is excel- 
 lent for expelling Wind ; 
 wherefore it is very good 
 for Cholicks, and an Ana- 
 farca. But it is offenfive 
 to the Stomach, and there- 
 fore Stomachicks ought to 
 be mix’d with it; asAm 
 nife-feeds, Galangal, Cin- 
 namon, and the like. The 
 Operation of it fiiould be 
 quicken’d, by adding things 
 that are acrid ; as Carda-f 
 moms, Ginger, Sal Gem- 
 ma:, and the like. The 
 Dofe of it, in Infufion, is 
 from three Drams to fix. 
 Hofmannus fays, the Husk 
 Ihould be taken off with a 
 Knife, tho’ it be difficult ; 
 for the beating of it with a 
 Peftle, lofesthe Oyly Sub- 
 ftance, wherein the Virtue 
 lies. The ElePtuary, cal- 
 led Diacarthamum , of the 
 London-Difpenfatory. Take 
 of the Species of Diatraga- 
 canthfrigd half an Ounce, 
 of the Pulp of Prefer v’d 
 Quinces one Ounce, of the 
 Marrow of the Seeds of 
 the Baftard-Saffron half an 
 Ounce, of White Ginger 
 two Drams, of Diagrydi- 
 um powder’d a-part, three 
 Drams, of White Turbith 
 fix Drams, of Manna two 
 > Q 4 Ounces, 
 
C A (252) G A 
 
 Ounces, ofSolucive Hony lerve themlelves from the 
 of Rofesdrain’d,and Sugar- i Stone j three Drams of it 
 candy, each one Ounce j oi being taken three Hours 
 Hermodadtils halfan ounce, before Dinner. But Fallow 
 of WhiteSugar, boy I’d to plus zndFabritius Hildanus 
 the Confidence of a folid E- ! think it is not fafe giving 
 
 lectuary, ten Ounces and 
 an half, when it is hot, mix 
 with it the Hony, Manna, 
 and the Pulp of Quinces ; 
 then add the Powders, and 
 make a folid Electuary, to 
 be formed into Tablets. 
 
 Cafsta Jptffula 
 
 angina inEnglilh Ordinary 
 "Purging Caffia. The Egyp- 
 tians ufe to walk in a Morn- 
 ing where Caffia grows, 
 efpecially at Sun-riling, for 
 then the Caffia fmells very 
 pleafantly. The Pulp ot 
 Caffia purges Choler, and 
 watery Humours. Tis 
 good in outward and in- 
 ward Heats. It attetnpe- 
 rates the Blood, and ren- 
 ders it more pure. It won- 
 derfully helps Difeafes of 
 the Bread, occafion’d by a 
 Dedillation of fharp Hu- 
 mours. The Egyptians ufe 
 the Pulp, with Sugar-can- 
 dy and Liquoriffi, for Dif- 
 eafes of ithe Bladder, and 
 Reins. And by the fre- 
 quent ufe of it, they pro- 
 
 of it in Heat of Urine $ 
 for they fay it increases the 
 Difeafe, by drawing Wa- 
 ter to the Part affected. 
 Two Inconveniences at- 
 tend the ufe of it : It dif- 
 foives the Tone of the Sto- 
 mach by its Moidure and 
 then it breeds Wind j 
 wherefore it is not to be 
 ufed to thofe that have 
 moid Stomachs, or are Hy- 
 pondriacal or troubl'd with 
 Wind, unlefs it be correct- 
 ed by Carminatives, or 
 Stomachicks ; as, withCin- 
 namon, Madick, or the 
 like. But Hofmanns fays/tis 
 bed not to ufe it in Hypo- 
 chondriacalPeople, byrea- 
 fon of the Weaknefsof their 
 Intedines. Caffia is ufed 
 for all Coughs, Difficulty 
 of Breathing, and an Aflb - 
 ma. ’Tis ufed outwardly 
 in hot Pains of the joints. 
 Pains of the Head after 
 Eating are bed cured by 
 taking Caffia after Eating. 
 Caffia is made much ufe of 
 in the Purging Electuaries 
 
 ’• ' ' ' of 
 
G A 
 
 ( 23? ) C A 
 
 of the London-Difpenfatory . 
 Extract of Caifia for Ciy- 
 fiersismade in the follow- 
 ing manner : Take of the 
 Leaves of Violets, Mal- 
 lows, Beets, Mercury, Pe- 
 litory of the Wall, Flowers 
 of Violets, each one Hand- 
 ful ; make a Decoction in 
 a {Efficient quantity of Wa- 
 ter, ( adding at the end the 
 Flowers of Violets) where- 
 by the Caffia may be ex- 
 tracted, and the Canes 
 wafli’d within ; then take 
 of the Caifia extracted by 
 this Decoction, and boy I’d 
 to a Confidence, one Pound; 
 of Brown Sugar one Pound 
 and an half ; boyl them up 
 to an Electuary, according 
 to Art. The Electuary cal- 
 led Dia-Caffia, withManna, 
 is made in the folio 
 manner : Take of Da- 
 
 mask-Prunes two Ounces, 
 of the Flowers of Violets 
 one Ounce and an half, of 
 Fountain-water aPintand 
 an half ; boyl them accor- 
 ding to Art, till half is con-! 
 fum’d ; fttain it, and dif-| 
 folve in it, of the Pulp of 
 Cafifia fix Ounces; of Vio- 
 let-Sugar and Syrup of Vi- 
 olets, each four Ounces ; 
 of the Pulp of Tamarinds 
 
 one Ounce ; of Sugar-can- 
 dy one Ounce and an half, 
 of the belt Manna two 
 Ounces; mingle them, and 
 make an Electuary accord- 
 ing to Art : ’Tis a good, 
 cooling Purge. Caffia ex* 
 trailed without: Sena : Take 
 of Prunes number Twelve, 
 of the Leaves of Violets 
 one Handful, of Barly 
 cleans’d, and the Seeds of 
 Annife, and of Baftard- 
 Saffron, and of Polypody 
 of the Oak, each five 
 Drams ; of Maiden-hair. 
 Thyme, and Dodder, each 
 half an Handful ; of Rai- 
 fins toned half an Ounce, 
 of the Seeds of Fennel two 
 Drams ; of the Seeds of 
 Purflain and Mallows, each 
 three Drams ; of Liquorifh, 
 half an Ounce ; make a 
 Decoction ofthefe in a luf- 
 ficient quantity of Water ; 
 in the train’d Liquor dif- 
 folve two Pounds of the 
 Pulp of Cafifia, and one 
 Ounce of Tamarinds; add 
 three Drams of Cinnamon* 
 and one Pound of the bet 
 Sugar ; boyl it to the Con- 
 fitence of an Electuary. 
 This is good when the Bo- 
 dy is Feverilh; for it cools,; 
 and purges gently. An 
 Ounce 
 
C A c 2*4 ) 
 
 C A 
 
 Ounce and an half of it 
 may be taken at a time. 
 Caffia is an Ingredient in 
 the Lenitive Eleduary of 
 the London- Difpenfatory 
 
 TTis made in the following 
 manner : Take of Raifins 
 Honed, of Polypody of the 
 Oak frefh. Oriental Sena, 
 each two Ounces ; of Mer- 
 cury one Handful and an 
 half ; of Jujubes and Sebe- 
 ftenes, each number T wen- 
 ty five ; of Maiden-hair, 
 of Violets, and of Barly 
 cleans’d, each one Hand- 
 ful ; of Damask-Prunes 
 and Tamerinds, each fix 
 Drams ; of Liquorifh half 
 an Ounce ; boyl them ac 
 cording to Art, in five 
 Quarts of Water, to the 
 Confumption of a third 
 part; then ftrain them out 
 hard : In part of the Li- 
 quor dilfolve of the Pulp of 
 Gaftia and Tamerinds, and 
 of frefh Prunes, and of Vio- 
 let-Sugar, each fix Ounces; 
 in the other part of the Li- 
 quor diffolve two Pounds 
 of fine Sugar ; Laftly, add 
 an Ounce and an half of 
 the Powder of Sena, and 
 two Drams of the Powder 
 of Annife-feeds, for every 
 Pound of the Eleduary ; 
 
 and fo make an Eleduary 
 according to Art. It cools, 
 and purges gently. An 
 Ounce, or an Ounce and 
 an half may be taken at a 
 time. 
 
 Caf0ttHMp, See 
 
 jay. 
 
 Caflttmmtmtar. To 
 
 givea Defcription of the 
 Herb, its Place, its Growth, 
 whether it bears any Flow- 
 er or Seed, is not in my 
 power; having receiv’d no 
 Account along with it 
 from my Brother, Fador 
 to the Honourable Eaft-ln - 
 dia Company. Only, thus 
 much is moft certain ; ’tis 
 a Plant efteem’d even by 
 Princes themlelves; fome 
 part of what I have being 
 taken out of the King of 
 Golcondas Garden, one of 
 the greateft and wealthieft 
 Princes in India. And the 
 Priefts, who are the Brack - 
 mannes of the Pythagorean 
 Sed of Philofophers, do 
 many and great Cures with 
 it; for which they are 
 much efteem’d, not only by 
 the Natives, but alfo by 
 Foreign Merchants that re- 
 Slide there;the£«g/j/£them‘< 
 feives 
 
C A 
 
 ( *1$ ) C A 
 
 felves preferring them be- 
 fore their own Country- 
 men, when they labour un- 
 der thofeDifeafes that reign 
 in the Eajl-Indies. They 
 are very excellent Bota- 
 nift^, admirably skill’d in 
 the Nature and Ufe of 
 Plants ; and having an 
 extraordinary Variety of 
 them, have improv’d Gale- 
 nical Phyfick to a very 
 great height. I do not 
 underftand that they are 
 acquainted with any of the 
 Chymical Ways, of iepa- 
 rating the pure from the 
 impure Parts ; nor are they 
 acquainted with the ufe of 
 Minerals : But as they are 
 nourifh’d by the Product of 
 the Earth, fo they are cured 
 by the Off-fpring thereof : 
 Not feedinguponany Ani- 
 mal kill’d for their tife, 
 fearing they fhould eat 
 fome of their Anceftors, 
 becaufe they hold aTranf- 
 migration of Souls. This 
 Root, rho’ it might ferve to 
 Aromatize their Diet, and 
 is certainly a good Stoma- 
 chick, yet they ufe it only 
 Medicinally ; and that in 
 fo homely a Way, as is be- 
 coming fuch plain and fim- 
 ple Men , unacquainted 
 
 with the ConfedKoner’s or 
 Apothecary’s Art. They 
 cut the Root tranfverfe, or 
 crofs-ways ; and having fo 
 done, they dry it in the Sun 
 with greatCare; and when 
 they have Occafion to ufe 
 it , they grind it betwixt 
 two Stones, adding Water 
 to it ; after the manner of 
 Painters grinding theirCo- 
 lours : Being reduc’d here- 
 by to the Confiftence of an 
 Eledtuary, theyadminifter 
 two or three Drams of it 
 at a time to their Patients. 
 As to itsQualities, *tis mo- 
 derately hot, and very a- 
 ftringent. It ccnfifts of ve- 
 ry fine Parts ; wrap’d up 
 in, and tied to an Earthly 
 Matter ; and may be rec- 
 kon’d amongft Aromata, or 
 Spices. It exceedingly re- 
 cruits the Animal and Vital 
 Spirits; and may well be 
 imagin’d to be apparative. 
 by the Experience I have 
 had of it, 1 find it admira- 
 bly to agree with the Ani- 
 mal Spirits, and a proper 
 Remedy againft their Irre- 
 gularities. With Spirit of 
 Wine I have drawn a good 
 Spirit from ir, and with 
 the remaining Faeces made 
 a very good Extra# ; and 
 conceive, 
 
C A ( 236 ) c H 
 
 conceive, its Extract made 
 with Fountain-water may 
 be better than the Powder 
 in the Bloody- FJux, for 
 which it is an excellentRe- 
 medy. The Spirit is good 
 to mix with Cordials. Ir 
 is a very good Medicine, 
 outwardly ufed ; and will 
 lay Scents better than any 
 thing yet found out. ’Tis 
 much commended by Do- 
 ctor John Pcachie or Glo- 
 cejier, (who wrote this Ac- 
 count of ir) for Apople- 
 xies, Convulfions, Firs of 
 the Mother, and the like. 
 He ufed to foment the 
 Head with the Spirit, and 
 to give inwardly the fol- 
 lowing Medicine : Take of 
 Caflummuniar powder’d 
 two Ounces, of the Con- 
 ferves of the Flowers of 
 Betony one Ounce ; make 
 an EleCtuary according to 
 Art, with a fufficientquan- 
 tity of Syrup of Peony .- 
 Let the Patient take the 
 quantity of a Nutmeg 
 thrice a Day, drinking up- 
 on it four Ounces of the 
 following Julap : Take of 
 the Waters of the Flowers 
 of the Lime-tree, and of 
 Black-berries, each halfa 
 pints of the Compound 
 
 Spirit of Lavander three 
 Ounces, a fufficient quan- 
 tity of Syrup of Peony ; 
 mingle them. He fays, 
 many have been cured of 
 ntead-difeafes by this Me- 
 dicine. Mr. Marlow , in 
 Kjng-Jlreet , near Guild- 
 Hall, and excellent Apothe- 
 cary, and a curious Man, 
 (liew’d me Caflummuniar, 
 and confirm'd the Ufe and 
 Virtues above-mention’d. 
 
 Cijtna. ’Tis good for 
 the French-Pox , which 
 tome fay, it cures, without 
 obferving a ftriCfc Diet, in 
 a fliort time, and with 
 pleafure j wherefore it is 
 much eftcem’d by the In- 
 dians. Garfia wrote a whole 
 Book of the Virtue and 
 Ufe of this Root. ’Tis 
 mod commonly ufed inDe- 
 coCHons; and one or two 
 Ounces is fufficient for 
 nine Pints of Water. ‘Tis 
 good for all Difeafes that 
 require Sweating. Tis u- 
 fed in the Palfie, for Pains 
 in the Joints, theHip-Gout, 
 the Gout , Scirrhous and 
 Edematous Tumors, and 
 for the King’s-Evil. It 
 ftrengthens the Stomach 
 when weak, eafes invete- 
 rate 
 
G H ( 237 ) C H 
 
 rate Pains in the Hcad.i 
 doth good for the Stone, 
 and Uicers of the Bladder ; 
 cures the Jaundice, and 
 Humoral and Windy Rup- 
 tures. Tis a great Pro- 
 vocative to Venery. And 
 Fallopius lays, Men grow 
 fat by the ule of it. The 
 lurks, who Jove to ha\e 
 their Wives in good Cafe, 
 diet them with aDecccftion 
 of this Root. T ake of the 
 Roots of China three. Oun- 
 ce's, Sarlaperilla fix Oun- 
 ces, Saxif rage one Ounce, 
 of Nephritick Wood two 
 Ounces, of Hart’s horn and 
 Ivory rafp’d, each half an 
 Ounce ; of White Sanders 
 half an Ounce; of the 
 Roots of Parfiy , Grafs, 
 Knee-holm , each one 
 Ounce ; of Liquorifh two 
 Ounces, of Dates fton’d 
 number Six, of Caraways 
 and Coriander-feeds, each 
 three Drams ; infufe them 
 in feven Quarts of Foun- 
 tain-water, boyl it accord- 
 ing to Art, and Aromatize 
 it with Woody Gallia. 
 This is ufed for the French 
 Pox. Take of the Roots 
 of China two Onnces, of 
 Sarlaperilla fix Ounces, of 
 -all the Sanders, each three 
 
 Drams ; of Saxifrage ten 
 Drams; infufe them in 
 four Quarts of Fountain- 
 water for twelve Hours, 
 and then, adding of the 
 Leaves of Agrimony two 
 Handfuls, of the Leaves of 
 Speed-well threeHandfuls, 
 of Scabius. one Handful, 
 of the Seeds of Sweet-Fen- 
 nel and Caraways, each 
 three Drams ; of Raifins of 
 the Sun fton’d fix Ounces, 
 boyl into the Confumpticn 
 of the third part ; ft rain 
 the Liquor, and ufe it for 
 yourordinary Drink. This 
 is much ufed in the King’s 
 Evil. China grows plenti- 
 fully in China, and in Mi - 
 labar, and in many other 
 places. 
 
 or Chich-peaje , 
 in Latin Cicer Jativum. 
 Chich-peafc are three-fold. 
 White , Red , and Black* 
 The Ancients commonly 
 fed upon them, as do the 
 Italians now at this Day. 
 They eat them raw, as 
 well as boyl’d ; but they 
 are bcft boyl’d, and when 
 they are green, as are Peafe 
 and Beans, but they are 
 windy : They provoke Ve- 
 nery ; they Cieanfe, open, 
 incide, digeft, provoke U- 
 1 rine 
 
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 C 238 ) Cl 
 
 rine, and leflen the Stone ; 
 but they hurt the Bladder 
 when it is ulcerated. They 
 gently move the Belly. 
 The Broth of them doth 
 good in the Jaundice. A 
 Decocftion of them Kills 
 Worms, moves the Cour- 
 fes, expels the Child, and 
 breeds Milk. In Cata- 
 plafms they Cure the Swel- 
 lings under the Ears, called 
 Parotides, and Inflamma- 
 tions of the Tefticles, and 
 Malignant Ulcers. We 
 moft commonly make ufe 
 of them only in Difficulty 
 of Urine : But Practitio- 
 ners fhould take care that 
 they do not ufe them too 
 often to thofe that haveUl- 
 cers in thofe Parts. They 
 are fown every where in 
 Italy , Spain and France, 
 Take of the Root of Li- 
 quorifh four Scruples , of 
 Marfh-mallows, Grafs and 
 Reft harrow, each half an 
 Ounce ; of the Berries of 
 Winter-Cherries , number 
 Twenty, of Red Chick- 
 peafe four Ounces, of Cur- 
 rants one Ounce, of the 
 four greater Cold Seeds 
 one Scruple, of Barly two 
 Handfuls , boyl them in 
 the Water of Winter-Cher- 
 
 ries, Reft-harrow, Straw- 
 berries , and Flowers of 
 Beans, each one Pint and 
 an half j to the ftrain’d Li- 
 quor add four Ounces of 
 the Syrup of Marlh-mal- 
 lows. A Perfon that was 
 grievoufly affiicfted with 
 the Stone in the Bladder, 
 was much reliev’d by ta- 
 king of this Decocftion dai- 
 ly, for the fpace of feven- 
 teen Weeks. 
 
 Cinnamon, in Latin 
 
 Cmnamomun . The Diver- 
 flty of the Nature of this 
 Tree is wonderful; for, 
 from the Bark of the Root 
 is deftill’d Camphir, and 
 its Oyl ; from the Bark of 
 the Trunk, Oyl of Cinna- 
 mon ; from the Leaves, 
 Oyl of Cloves ; from the 
 Fruir, an Oyl like the Oyl 
 of Juniper, mix’d with a 
 little of Cinnamon and 
 Cloves. Of thefe is boyl’d 
 up a fat, thick Oyl, like 
 Wax, fit to make Plaifters, 
 Ointments, and Candles : 
 ’Tis hard, and clear, and 
 of a fragant Smell. The 
 Inhabitants ufe it in Oint- 
 ments to eafe Pain, but 
 they dare not make Can- 
 dles of it ; for none are 
 permitted 
 
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 permitted to ufe Candles, , 
 befides the King of the 
 Country. The Leaves of 
 it fmeli more like Cloves 
 than Cinnamon. The Bark 
 of the Root given in a De- 
 co&ion, or the Powder of 
 it taken with Sugar and 
 Hony, is good for a Cough. 
 The Bark of the Twigs 
 ufed in a Deception , is 
 good for the Wind. The 
 fame given in Powder , 
 with hot Water, eales the 
 Pain of the Belly, and ftops 
 a Flux arifing from Cold. 
 Our Pe ople ufe it fuccefs- 
 fully, boyl’d in Miik, or 
 Poflet-drink,to ftop a Loof- 
 nefs. A Decoction of it in 
 Red Wine ftops an immo- 
 derate Flux of the Courfes. 
 The Juice of the Leaves 
 given with Sugar and Pep- 
 per, dp good for Pains of 
 the Belly, and the Flatu- 
 lent Matter of' the Reins. 
 The Powder of the Leaves 
 with Sugar, are good for 
 Giddinefs of the Head : As 
 alfo are the Flowers, taken 
 with Sugar, in cold Water. 
 The Oyl which is drawn 
 from the Bark of the Root 
 hath many excellent Vir- 
 tues : *Tis very good in all 
 Paralytick Difeafes, being 
 
 ufed outwardly in time. 
 ’Tis a prefent Remedy for 
 the Gout, prefently affwa- 
 ging the violent Pain of the 
 Parts, as foon as they are 
 anointed with it. It doth 
 alfo good, taken inwardly. 
 ’Tis alfo of excellent ufe, 
 taken inwardly, for curing 
 an Afthma , and other Dif 
 eafes of the Lungs. ’Tis 
 alfo good to correct the 
 Malignity of Fevers. It 
 forces Sweat •> and is very 
 proper to be ufed in Gan- 
 greens, Mortifications, and 
 Malignant Ulcers ; for 
 Pains of the Limbs, of the 
 Belly, and of the Eyes ; 
 and for Tumors of the 
 Members, proceeding from 
 Cold and Flegmatick Hu- 
 mours, It reftores the 
 Senfe of Parts that are 
 ftupified. ’Tis good for 
 Rheums. The Oyl of the 
 Bark of the Tree is good 
 forDifeafes of the Stomach, 
 and for the Gripes. The 
 Water of Cinnamon is 
 counted Cordial. The Oyl 
 of the Leaves is good in 
 the Cholick, and very pro- 
 per in the Palfie. Cinna- 
 mon is good for all Obftru- 
 dtions, and for Difeafes of 
 the Breaft. Oyl or Eflence 
 of 
 
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 of Cinnamon, and its M- 
 therial-water, is made in 
 the following manner : 
 Bruife four Pounds of good 
 Cinnamon, and infufe it in 
 fix Quarts of hot Water ; 
 leave it in digeftion in an 
 Earthen Veflfel,weil Hop’d, 
 two Days , pour the Infu- 
 fion into a large Copper 
 Limbeck, and fitting a Re- 
 ceiver^ it, and luting clofe 
 the Junctures with a wet 
 Bladder, deftil with a pret- 
 ty good Fire three or four 
 Pints of the Liquor ; then 
 unlute the Limbeck, and 
 pour into it by Inclination 
 the deftifd Waters ; you 
 will find at Bottom a little 
 Oyl, which you muft pour 
 into a Viol* and Hop it 
 clofe 3 deftil the Liquor as 
 before 3 then retnrning the 
 Water into the Limbeck, 
 take the Oyl you find at 
 the bottom of the Receiver, 
 and mix it with the firft : 
 Repeat this Cohobation, 
 until there rifes no more 
 Oyl $ then take away the 
 Fire. Tindhire of Cinna- 
 mon is made in the follow- 
 ing manner i Take what 
 quantity of bridled Cinna- 
 mon you pleafe, put it into 
 aMatrafs, and pour upon 
 
 it Spirit of Wine, one Fin” 
 ger above it ; ftop you 1 - 
 Matrafs clofe, and let it in 
 Digeftion in Horfe-dung 
 four or five Days ; the Spi- 
 rit of Wine will be impreg- 
 nated with the Tincfture 
 of Cinnamon, and become 
 red ; feparate it from the 
 Cinnamon, and after it is 
 filtrated, keep the Tincfture 
 in a Viol well Hop’d. ’Tis 
 an admirable Cardiack - 3 it 
 fortifies the Stomach, and 
 reioices all the Vital Parts. 
 It may be ufed like Cinna- 
 mon-water , in a little 
 fmaller Dofe. Cinnamon- 
 water is made in the fol- 
 lowing manner: Take of 
 bruifed Cinnamon a Pound 
 and an half, Spanijh Wine 
 a Quart ; infufe the Cin- 
 namon in the Wine twenty 
 four Hours, then deftil 
 them in a Limbeck, draw 
 off three pints; of Strong- 
 water, fweeten’d with Su- 
 gar, and keep it for ufe* 
 ’Tis good in a weak Sto- 
 mach, and is Cordiah Sy- 
 rup of Cinnamon 6f the 
 London-Difpcnfatoryisma.de. 
 in the following manner : 
 Take of the beft Cinna- 
 mon, beaten a little, three 
 Ounces 3 infufe it three 
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 Days in hot Fountain-wa- 
 ter, afterwards deftilit in 
 B, M. take .a Pint of this 
 Water; of Clarified Sugar, 
 boyl’d over a gentle Fire, 
 to the Confidence of Tab- 
 lets, half a Pound: Make 
 a Syrup. The Cinnamon- 
 tree and the Caifia-tree 
 kcm to be the lame. The 
 Cinnamon-tree grows as 
 commonly in the Ifland of 
 Zetland, in the Fledges and 
 Woods, as the Hazel-tree 
 doth in our Country ; and 
 the Inhabitants value it no 
 more ; for they commonly 
 make Fires of it, and cut it 
 for any common ufe. 
 
 Common CUtQUefoH , 
 
 or Five-leavd Grafs , in La- 
 tin Pentaphyllum VulgatiJJi- 
 mum. ’Tis Vulnerary, and 
 Aftringent. It flops Fluxes 
 of the Belly, Bleeding at 
 Nofe , and the Hemor- 
 rhoids. ’Tis good for Spit- 
 ting of Blood, and a Cough. 
 *Tis alfo commended for a 
 Palfie, a Confumption, the 
 Gout, and Jaundice. ’Tis 
 alfo reckon a good for the 
 Stone, and Erofions of the 
 Kidneys ; for Ruptures and 
 Fevers. ’Tis ufed outward- 
 ly for the Eyes, when they 
 
 are inflam’d, the Juice of ir 
 being drop’d into them t 
 And alfo for Loofnefs of 
 the Teeth , and putrid 
 Gums. It cleanfes alfo ma- 
 lignant Ulcers.. . The A- 
 ftringent Virtue . of it is 
 molt remarkable, by means 
 whereof it does what it 
 does. One Dram , of the 
 Powder of the Root, takei^ 
 befor'e the Fit,; cures A-' 
 gues. Spon. in his Bookof 
 Fevers andFebrifuges/ays, 
 that Cinquefoil is a Plant 
 fomewhat bitter, and very 
 aftringent ; whereby it 
 ftrengthens the Fibres of 
 the Stomach, relax’d by a 
 Fever, and fixes andfweet- 
 ens its Acid. Hippocrates 
 ufed this Plant to cure Fe- 
 vers. But, without doubt, 
 it was more effedlual in 
 Greece , where Hippocrates 
 liv’d, than here : For, molt 
 Plants have more Virtue in 
 hot Countries, than in 
 cold; efpecially.thofethat 
 are fomewhat Aromatick. 
 
 It has alfo been found by 
 Experience, that the Roots 
 of it cure Ulcers of the 
 Mouth. 
 
 CttCttSb in Latin Ma* 
 lus Citria. Every part of 
 R the 
 
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 the Citron, the outward 
 and inward Bark , the J uice, 
 and Pulp, and the Seeds, 
 are of great ule in Phyliek. 
 The outward yellow Bark 
 hath a curious Aromatick 
 Smell, and bitter Talte. 
 Beingdried, it is very Cor- 
 dial, and Alexipharmick. 
 It heats and corroborates a 
 cold and windy Stomach. 
 It difcuflesWind powerful- 
 ly, concoCting and digeft- 
 ing crude Humours that 
 are contain’d in the Sto- 
 mach or Bowels. Being 
 chewed in the Mouth, it 
 cures a Stinking Breath, 
 promotes Concoction of 
 the Meat, and is good for 
 Melancholy. 'Tis much 
 commended forHypochon- 
 driacal Dileafes, for Va- 
 pours, Wind, the Palpita- 
 tion of the Heart, Obftru- 
 dhons and Weaknefs of the 
 Bowels. The Powder of 
 the outward Bark of O- 
 ranges and Limons is rec- 
 kon'd good for the fame. 
 Being candied ; ’tisufed for 
 Second Courfes : And mix- 
 ed with Cordial E'eCtu- 
 ries, ’tis ufed againft Con- 
 tagion. It loofens the Bel- 
 ly • upon which Account 
 an Eiedhm y is made of it, 
 
 called the Solutive Electu- 
 ary of Citron ; good to 
 evacuate Fleygmatick and 
 Cold Humours. It may 
 be alfo l’afely given when 
 Choler ismix’d withFiegm. 
 The Pulp or Juice tho’ it 
 be not fo acid as the Juice 
 of Limons, yet is it much 
 more Cooling than that. 
 ’Tis very proper in Burn- . 
 ingandPeftilential Fevers, 
 to quench Thirft, to fup- 
 prels too great a Fermenta- 
 tion of the Blood, to re- 
 create the Spirits, and quic- 
 ken the Appetite. 'Tis al- j 
 fo reckon’d good fora Gid- 
 dinefs in the Head. The 
 Seeds are Cordial and Ale- 
 xipharmick ; are good for 
 the Biting of Scorpions, 
 and other venemc/us Crea- 
 tures. They ftrengthenthe 
 Heart, and defend it from 
 the Contagion of Plague 
 and Small-Pox. They "kill 
 the Worms of the Stomach 
 and Bowels, provoke the 
 Courfes, and caufe Abor- 
 tion. They digeft crude 
 and watery Humours, and 
 dry them up both within 
 and without. There is a 
 ftrange Story of two that 
 were condemn’d to be de- 
 ftroy’d by Serpents 5 and 
 as 
 
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 as they were palling to 
 Execution, by chance, a 
 Perfon that had a Citron 
 in his Hand, gave it them 
 to eat, and Coon after they 
 were flung to. the Serpents, 
 and were much bit by 
 them, but their Poyfon 
 made no im predion upon 
 them, and the Men elca- 
 ped with their Lives. Up- 
 on this, Enquiry was made 
 what they had eat or 
 drunk ? And a Citron be- 
 ing the only thing that had 
 been given them, ’twas or- 
 der’d, one of them fhould 
 ear a . Citron the next Day, 
 and that then they fhould 
 be expos’d again to the 
 Serpents : He that had eat- 
 en the Citron efcap’d, as 
 before 5 the other foon pe- 
 ri fil’d. And afterwards it 
 was found by many Expe- 
 riments, that Citron was 
 good againft Poyfon. The 
 So'utive Eledluary of Ci- 
 tron, of the London- Di/pen- 
 fatory , is made in the fol- 
 lowing manner : Take of 
 Citron-peel candied , el 
 Conferve of the Flowers of 
 Violets and Buglofs, of the 
 Species of Diatragacanth 
 frigid, andofDiagrydium, 
 each half an Ounce j of 
 
 Turbich five Drams, of 
 Ginger half a Dram, ofthe 
 Leaves of Sena fix Crams, 
 of the Seeds of Sweet-Fen- 
 nel one Dram, of White 
 Sugar dilfolv’d in Rofe- 
 water, and boyi’d up a c A 
 cording to Arr, cen Oun- 
 ces j beat in a Brals-Mor- 
 tar the Turbith and Gin* 
 gfcr, (being firft cut fmall) 
 the Sena, Fennel, and the 
 Diagry dium muft be poun- 
 ded a part, and muft be 
 mix’d with a little of the 
 Powder of Diatragacanth 
 made frefii ; the Bark of 
 the Citron muft be pound* 
 ed in a Marble-Morter ; 
 then add the Confcrves, 
 pulp’d through a fine Sieve, 
 and boyi’d a little in the 
 Sugar diffolv’d ■ take it off 
 the Fire, and when it is juft 
 warm put in the Powders,' 
 add laft of all the Diagry- 
 dium and the Diatraga- 
 canth ; and of this Pafte 
 make Tablets. Syrup of 
 the Juice of Citrons, of the 
 London- Difpenfatoryism.a.d-e 
 in the following manner : 
 i Take of the Juice of Ci- 
 trons (train'd one Pint, let 
 ;it Hand till it is clear ; add 
 to it of -White Sugar clari- 
 fied, and boy I’d to the Con- 
 R % fiftence 
 
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 fiftence, of Tablets, two 
 Pounds ■ make a Syrup by 
 boyling of it juft up, and 
 no more.' Syrup of the 
 Bark of Citrons is made 
 in the following manner ; 
 Take of the yellow Peel of 
 Citrons, ripe and freih, five 
 Ounces ; of the Grains of 
 Kerins, or oftheir ]uice,two 
 Drams-, of Fountain-water 
 three Pints ; infufe them 
 all Night in B. M ftrain it, 
 add two Pounds and an 
 half of White Sugar, and 
 boyl it to a Syrup, accord- 
 ing to Art, in B. M. Half 
 of it muft be without 
 Musk ; the other half muft 
 be Aromatiz’d with three 
 Grains of Musk, tied up in 
 a Rag. 
 
 Ciet*till0, in Latin Ci- 
 trullus. The Fruit of it is 
 cold and moift, and very 
 fit to quench the Thirft ; 
 wherefore the Italians re- 
 frefli themfelves in Sum- 
 mer-time with the Pulp of 
 it. *Tis good in Burning 
 Fevers, and for a dry 
 Tongue. The Seed of it 
 is one of the Greater Gold 
 Seeds. 
 
 €Utfte0 , in Latin Caryo- 
 
 phyllus Arotnaticus. Cloves 
 
 heat and dry. The In- 
 dians, two Days before 
 they fell their Cloves, place 
 a large VefTel of Water in 
 the Room where theCloves 
 are ; and it all foon evapo- 
 rates, and goes into the 
 Cloves ; and fo the weight 
 of them is much increas’d. 
 Clovesperfume theBreath; 
 for which Reafon the In- 
 dian Women frequently 
 chew them, and fuch like 
 things. They are faid to 
 clear the Sight, and to take 
 oft’ Clouds from the Eyes. 
 They fttrengthen the Sto- 
 machy and take off Vo- 
 miting and Naufeonfnefs. 
 They provoke Venery,and 
 are good for all cold Dif- 
 eafes of the Brain ; as, A- 
 poplexies, Lethargies, Pal- 
 fie, or the like. They are 
 uied to correct the Air, by 
 being burnt or eaten. But 
 the chief ufe of them is in 
 the Kitchen for Sauces, and 
 the like. They are alfoufed 
 to perfume Clothes, an 
 Orange being ftuck full of 
 them, and put into the 
 Cheft to the Clothes. 
 Some put them into Wine 
 or Beer, and they impart 
 to it a pleafant Smell and 
 ■ Tafte. They are put into 
 a 
 
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 a Bag, or low’d up in a 
 Cloth, and worn upon the 
 •Stomach, to Hop Vomiting 
 f and to take oft" Pains of the 
 Stomach, proceeding from 
 a cold Caufc. Some pow- 
 der their Heads with the 
 Powder of them, to take 
 off Dulnefs and Pains of 
 the Head. Cloves candied, 
 tafte very pleafantly, and 
 are proper for a cold Sto- 
 mach. Oyl of Cloves by 
 Deftillation is good for in- 
 ward and outward ule. 
 Oyl of Cloves, per defeen- 
 fum, is made in the follow- 
 ing manner. Take feveral 
 large Drinking-glaffes, co- 
 ver them with a Linnen 
 Cloth , and tie it round 
 each of them, leaving a 
 Cavity in each Cloth, to 
 put the powder’d Cloves 
 into ; fet a fmall Earthen 
 Cup upon each Glafs of 
 thefe Cloves, let it ftop fo 
 fitly, that it may fuller no 
 Aif to enter between its 
 Brim and that of the Glafs; 
 fill theCups with hot Allies, 
 to warm the Cloves, and 
 deftil down to the Bottom 
 of the Glaffes firft a little 
 Flegm and Spirit, and af- 
 ter that a clear and white 
 Oyl ; continue the Fire, 
 
 until there falls no more 5 
 feparate the Oyl in a Tun' 
 nel lined with a Cornet o* 
 Brown Paper, and keep i c 
 in a Viol well Hop’d- 
 Some Drops of it are,with 
 Cotton , put into aching 
 Teeth. ’Tis likewife good 
 in Malignant Fevers* and 
 the Plague. The Ddic is 
 two or three Drops in 
 Balm- water, or feme ap- 
 propriate Liquor, You 
 mult mix it with a little 
 Sugar-candy, or a little 
 Yolk of an Egg, before 
 you drop it into the W a- 
 ter, other wife it will not 
 diffolve in the Water. I 
 have given you this Pre- 
 paration, to ferve upon 
 an Emergency, when you 
 want in hafte the Oyl of 
 Cloves. You mull onlyufe 
 hot Allies to warm the 
 Cloves, if you delire White 
 Oyl ; for, if you give a 
 greater Heat. theOyl turns 
 red ; andbelides, a great 
 part of it will be loft. You 
 muft alfo take care to lift 
 up the Cup from time to 
 time, to ftir about the 
 Powder. Some do diffolve 
 Opium, in Oyl of Cloves, 
 and ufe this Diffolution for 
 the Tooth-ach ; they put 
 R 3 one 
 
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 one Drop of it into the ach- 
 ing Tooth and it foon 
 takes off the Pain. The 
 Spirit of Cloves , which 
 is made at the fame time 
 the Oyl is made, is a good 
 Stomachick : It helps Con- 
 codion, comforts theHeart 
 and increafcs Seed: The 
 
 Dole is from fx Drops to 
 twenty, in fomc convenient 
 Liquor. Cloves grow fpon- 
 taneoullyy in the Molccca- 
 Iflands. Thofe that are 
 good are black, folid and 
 weighty, fmeil well, are 
 hard to break, and bite 
 the Tongue much; and 
 when they are broken 
 their. Liquor fweats out. 
 They may be kept five 
 Years in a temperate place. 
 
 Coccus, Baphica. See 
 Hermes* 
 
 COtklS, in Latin Pfeu- 
 dome l ant hi um. It grows 
 
 every where amongft Corn 
 and Flowers in June and 
 July. It cures the Itch, 
 and heals wounds and Fi- 
 ftula’s, and ftops Blood. 
 But the Virtues of it are 
 doubted by fome : Yet 
 
 Sennert'ua commends it in 
 Stopping of Bleeding. 
 
 CoCO^UC^tCCCj in La- 
 tin Palma Coccifera. A Li- 
 quor is drawn from this 
 Tree, called Suri, which 
 intoxicates like Wine : It 
 hath a pleafant, fiweet 
 Taiie. An hot Water, or 
 Spirit is drawn from it by | 
 Deftillation. Sugar alfo, j 
 and Vinegar is made of it. ;■ 
 Fine polifh’d Cups, tip’d 
 with filver, are made of 
 the Bark of it. The Li- , 
 quor, or Wine, is very 
 good for Confumptions , 
 and excellent for Difeafes 
 of the Urine and Reins, j 
 A Milk is drawn from the 
 Kernels beat and prels’d, 
 without the help of Fire, 
 which is very good for kil- 
 ling Worms, eight Ounces 
 of it being taken in a 
 Morning, with a little Salt. 
 The Liquor contain’d in 
 the Kernel extinguilhes 
 Third:, cures Fevers,clenf- 
 es the Eyes and the Skin, 
 purifies the Blood, purges 
 the Stomach and Urinary 
 Paflages, relieves theBreaft, j 
 taftes pleafant! y, and yields 3 
 a great Nourifhment. ’Tis j 
 laid of it, tftet it is Mear, .] 
 Drink and Cloth. Choco- ; 
 let is made of it. It grows 
 in the Spanijh Weft-In- 
 dies , ; ; 
 
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 dies, and lalts an hundred 
 Y ears. 
 
 CoCUltt 0 ,lWw. ’Tis un- 
 certain where theie Berries 
 grow j but the chief uie ol 
 them is for catching Filh, 
 a Pafte being made for 
 them of White Flower and 
 the Powder of the Berries. 
 For the Fifh, by eating of 
 this Pafte, become giddy 
 andftupid, and io are eafi- 
 ly taken : But it is quefti- 
 onabie whether Fifh io ta- 
 ken may be fafely eaten ; 
 perhaps if they are gutted 
 as foon as they are taken, 
 and boy I’d, they may be 
 eaten without hurt. A Per- 
 fon who went to buy Cu- 
 bebs of a Apothecary, had 
 thefe Berries deliver’d to 
 him by a Miftake; and 
 when he had taken not 
 above four of them, he 
 was prefently feiz’d with a 
 Vomiting, the Hiccups, and 
 Faintnefs : But aV01r.it 
 being prefenly given him, 
 he recover’d within an 
 Hour. 
 
 CoffCfc* in Latin Caova. 
 The Decoction of it 
 ftrengthens acoldStomach, 
 
 helps £oneo$:ion ? and o- 
 
 pens Gbitrubtions of the 
 Bowels, and is good for 
 cold Tumors of the Liver 
 and Speen. It heats the 
 Womb, and frees it from 
 Obftrubfions: Upon which 
 Account, the Egyptian and 
 Arabian Women ufe it fre- 
 quently. But it is moft ta. 
 ken notice of for removing 
 Drowlinefs. But tho it be 
 fo commonly ufed, and lo 
 very proper and effectual 
 infome Cafes ; yet in othfr 
 Cafes perhaps it may be 
 hurtful, or, at leaft, not fo. 
 beneficial: For it is com- 
 monly obferve’d, thatCof- 
 fee-drinkers are often very 
 lean, and become Parali- 
 tick, and impotent as to 
 Venery. But, indeed, in 
 moft Difeales of the Head,, 
 as, for Giddinefs, Head- 
 aches, Lethargies,Catarrhs,. 
 and the like ? Coffee is often 
 ufed with good Succefsby 
 thofe that are of a grofs 
 Habit of Body, and of a 
 cold Conlfitution , and 
 whofe Blood is watery , 
 their Brains moift, and 
 their Animal Spirits dull 5 
 for, being taken daily, it 
 wonderfully clears the Spir 
 rits, and dififipates thofe 
 Clauds of all theFundfions. 
 R 4 But 
 
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 But on the contrary, they 
 who are of a thin Habit 
 of Body, and an hot and 
 melancholy Conftitution , 
 ought, by all means, to 
 forbear Coffee. And be- 
 fides, thofe that have but 
 weak Spirits,or are fubjed 
 to a Trembling, orNum - 
 fiefs of the Limbs, ought 
 not to drink Coffee, tho’ 
 they are afflided with the 
 Head-ach: Nor ought they 
 who are fubjed to the Pal- 
 pitation of the Heart. ’Tis 
 reckon’d good in aScorbu- 
 fick Gout, and for the Gra - 
 vel. The Goodnefs of Cof- 
 fee chiefly 'depends on the 
 exact roafting of it. Bcr 
 nicr fays, there were only 
 two Men that knew how 
 to roaft them right in Grand 
 Cayro: For few know the 
 manner And degree ofTor- 
 fifadibn ; for if they are 
 never fo little over or un- 
 der-roafted, they are fpoil- 
 ed. Coffee is adulterared 
 with burnt Crufts cfBread, 
 roafted Beans and the like. 
 ’Tis commonly boyfd in 
 Copper or Tin-Pots, but 
 Earthen are beft for it, for 
 it is probable that Metals 
 t oo often impart fomething 
 : of their Subftance to the 
 
 Liquor. It hath been ob- 
 lerv’d that, upon Deftilla-_ 
 cion, a Pound of good clean 
 Coffee, the Vcffels being 
 well luted, hath yielded, 
 four Ounces and an half of 
 FiCgm, with a lirrle Vola- . 
 tile Spirit, mix’d with Salt; 5 
 and two Ounces and five 
 Drams of a thick, black 
 Oyl, which being redified, 1 
 became yellow; the Cafut 
 mortuum weighed about 
 fourOunces ; fo that about 
 a fourth part evaporated, 
 notwithftanding theVeffels 
 were lo clofely cemented 1 
 Opon which, we may rea- 
 fonablv conjedure, that 
 Coffee contains many Par- 
 ticles that are Volatile and 
 Penetrative ; whereby it is 
 probable it keeps Meri wa- 
 king. Many that have 
 been very fubjjed to Nc- 
 phritick Pains have been 
 cured by taking Coffee of- 
 then. Women ule it to 
 cleanfe the Teeth. One 
 that was feiz’d with a vio- 
 lent Cholera, and painful 
 Convulsions, from an In- 
 ternal Caufc, was cured in 
 a fhort time, by taking a 
 great quantity of Coffee ; 
 which was retain’d in the 
 Stomach, when the Tin- 
 ' ' dure 
 
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 dture of Opium , Mint- 
 water, and the like, were 
 vomited up. This little 
 Tree grows only in that 
 part of Arabia Fxlix which 
 is fituated betwixt the Tro- 
 picks': And the Arabians 
 take' fuch Care that it 
 fhould not be planted any 
 1 where elie, that they de- 
 itrpy the Vegetative Virtue 
 ! of the Seed, either by boyl- 
 ing or burning it, before 
 they will part with it out 
 oftheir Hands. And they 
 are much in the right ; for 
 they get infinite Treafure 
 by this one Commodity : 
 Upon which Account, at 
 Icaft, it may be called Ara- 
 bia Ftclix. No one can 
 imagine how many Thou- 
 fand Bufhels of it are ex- 
 ported yearly ’Tis fre- 
 quently ufed through all 
 the Provinces of the T urkijh 
 Empire, Vejlingius fays , 
 there are fome Thoufands 
 of Coffee-houfes in Grand 
 Cayro. And it is as com- 
 monly ufed in Africa and 
 Barbary, and lately in Eu- 
 rope. Certainly in England 
 the Queen hath a great Re- 
 venue by it ; for I believe 
 there may be now as many 
 Coffee-houfes in London as 
 
 in Grand Cayro. Befides, in 
 other parts of England there 
 is fcarce a Town of Note, 
 but hath one or more Cof- 
 fec-houfes in it. 
 
 ColoqtltnttDa, in Latin 
 Colocyrithis, ’Tis a violent 
 Medicine : It purges thick 
 and glutinous Flegm, and 
 other Humours, from the 
 remoteft parts of the Body ; 
 as, from the Head, Serves, 
 joints, and the like; for 
 which reafon it is commen- 
 ded, and is ufed fuccefsfully 
 for inveterate Head-aches, 
 Apoplexy, Falling-ficknefs, 
 Vertigo, Afthma, Cough, 
 cold Difeafes of the Joints, 
 Flatulent Cholicks,a Drop- 
 lie, and the like. But be- 
 fore it is ufed it ought to 
 be well powder’d, and fat 
 and Lubricating things 
 ought to be mix’d with it, 
 to attenaperate the Acrimo- 
 ny of it. ’Tis an Ingre- 
 dient of the Pill Cochia ma- 
 jor cs and minor , and of 
 the Pill Eudii, of the Pill E~ 
 duobus , and of the Fetid 
 Pill, and of the Pill of Her- 
 modadlils ; and of fome 
 others. The Troches of 
 Alhandel are made of it, 
 in the following manner 1 
 
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 Take of the Pulp of Colo- 
 quintida that is white and 
 lmooth, and freed from the 
 Seed's, and cut imaii, and 
 well rub’d with Qyi oi 
 Sweet Almonds, and. at 
 two Days end finely pow- 
 der’d, teh Ounces , of the 
 Gums Arabeck , Traga- 
 canth and Bdellium, each 
 fix Drams ; infule the 
 Gums for three or four 
 Days, it? a fufficient quan- 
 tity ofRole- water, till they 
 are quite melted ; and then 
 with the laid Pulp, and 
 part of the Mucilage of 
 the Gums, make. Troches, 
 which muft be dried in the 
 Shade, and made up again 
 with the reft of the Muci- 
 lage. 
 
 Contractba, in Latin 
 
 Drakena radix. The Root 
 of it is Alexipharmick. 
 The Powder of it is an ex- 
 cellent Remedy againft all 
 Poifons, except Sublimate: 
 It expels Worms, and cures 
 Agues. Clufius gave it the 
 Name of Drakena, becaufc 
 Sir 'Brands Drake gave it 
 him. Take of the Pow- 
 der of the Roots of Con 
 trayerva, Virginian- Snake 
 weed, and Butter-bur, each 
 
 one Dram ; of Cechinelle, 
 and Saffron, each half a 
 Dram ; mingle them, and 
 make a Powder. The Dole 
 is half a Dram, in a con- 
 venient Vehicle. This is a 
 Sweating Medicine, and is 
 proper to expell Malig- 
 nity. 
 
 C0?al, in Latin Coral- 
 Hum. ’Tis of a ftony, 
 denfe Subftance, and looks 
 very fine when it is po- 
 idl’d. ’Tis commonly be- 
 liev’d that it is foft when 
 it is under Water, but that 
 is a vulgar Error ; for 
 thole who fidi for it fay, 
 that it is as hard and ftony 
 under water, as it is above, 
 only it is. cover’d with a 
 foft Molfy Bark. It hath 
 an aftringent Virtue, efpe- 
 cially when it is burnt, and 
 reduc’d to a Powder. It 
 drops all Fluxes of the Bel- 
 ly, and of the Womb, and ' 
 the Running of the Reins ; 
 but whether it comforts 
 the Heart , or prevents 
 Children’s Convulfions, as 
 *tis faid, is uncertain. ’Tis 
 ufed outwardly for Ulcers, 
 which it incarns. ’Tis alfo 
 ufed to clear the Sight. 
 Nurfes in England hang it 
 about 
 
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 about Children’s Necks, to i much deftili’d Vinegar as 
 promote Cutting of the will rile the breadth of 
 Teeth ; for, by reafcn it is four Fingers abo> e the 
 
 fmooth and co’d, Children 
 love to have their Gums 
 rub’d with it ; and fo the 
 Eruption of the Teeth is 
 render’d more eafie : But 
 
 we do not believe it doth 
 conduce any thing by an 
 occult Quality, to the eafie 
 Breeding or Cutting of the 
 Teeth. Tindiure of Coral 
 is much commended in Pe- 
 ftilential Fevers. Coral is 
 prepar’d by grinding it on. 
 a Marble, to a fine Pow- 
 der ; and this is called pre- 
 par’d Coral. ’Tisufedfor 
 the Bloody-Flux, "a Loof- 
 nefs, the Flux of the He- 
 morrhoids, and the Courf- 
 es, and for all other Di- 
 ftempers that are occa- 
 fion’d by an Acrimony of 
 Humours, this being an Al- 
 cali that deftroys it. The 
 Dole is from ten Grains to 
 a Dram, in Knot-Grafs- 
 water, or fome other pro- 
 per Liquor. Diffolution of 
 Coral is made in the follow- 
 ing manner : Take what 
 quantity you pleafe of Co- 
 .ra ! , ground fine on a Mar- 
 ble, put it into a large Ma- 
 KrafSj and pour upon it as 
 
 Matter • , there will hap- 
 pen a great £&rvelce r y, 
 which being over, ffr it in 
 Digeftion in warm Sard 
 for two Days, furring the 
 Matrafs from time to time ; 
 leave the Coral to fettle at 
 bottom , and decant the 
 dear Liquor into a Bottle: 
 pour again fo much deftill’d 
 Vinegar on the Remainder 
 as before, and leave it two 
 Days in Digeftion ; fepa- 
 rate the clear Liquor, and 
 continue to add more de* 
 {fill'd Vinegar, and to draw 
 off the Impregnation, until 
 all the Coral is in a man*' 
 ner diffolv’d ; then mix 
 your Dilfolutions, and pour 
 them into a Glafs-Cucur*- 
 bite, or elfe into an Earth*- 
 en one ; evaporate in Sand 
 two thirds of the Liquor, 
 or till there appears upon 
 i r a very fine Skin ; filtrate 
 this Impregnation , and 
 keep it, in order to make 
 the Salt and Majeftery, as 
 l fliall (hew by and by. 
 The Diffolution may be 
 given for the fame Purpo- 
 fes as the Salt. The Dofe 
 is, from ten to twenty 
 Drops, 
 
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 Drops, in fome proper Li- 
 quor. Red Coral is gene- 
 rally ufed, becaufe it is 
 thought to have more Vir, 
 tue than the reft. Maje- 
 ftery of Coral is made in 
 the following manner : 
 Take what quantity you 
 pleafe of the Impregnation 
 of Coral, made with de- 
 ftill’d Vinegar ; pour it in- 
 to a Viol, or Matrafs, and 
 drop into it the Liquor of 
 the Salt of Tartar, made 
 per Deliquium ; a Curd 
 will appear, which will 
 precipitate to the bottom 
 in a very white Powder ; 
 decant the clear Liquor, 
 and walh your Powder five 
 or fix times with Water, 
 dry it : It is that which is 
 called the Majeftery of Co‘ 
 ral. Great Virtues are ar 
 tributed to it : It fortifies 
 the Heart, refills Poifon, 
 ftops the Bloody-Flux, and 
 all other Hemorrhagies. 
 The Dofe is, from ten to 
 thirty Grains, in fome pro- 
 per Liquor. Salt of Coral 
 js made in the following 
 manner : Take what quan- 
 tity you pleafe of the Dil- 
 folution of Coral, made of 
 deftill’d Vinegar,pourit in- 
 to a Glafs-Cucurbite, or 
 
 Earthen Pan, and evapo- 
 rate in Sand all the Moift- 
 ure j there will remain at 
 bottom a Salt of Coral ; 
 keep it in a Viol well Hop- 
 ped. ’Tis given for the 
 lame Reafon as the Maje- 
 ftery is : The Dole of it is 
 lefs, being from five to fif- 
 teen Grains. Simple Syrup 
 of Coral of the London - 
 Difpenfatory is made in the 
 following manner : Take 
 of Red Coral four Ounces, 
 diflolve it with the Heat of 
 a Bath, in a Pint of the 
 Juice of Barberries clarifi- 
 ed j it mull be put into a 
 Matrafs, well Hop’d ; and 
 having digefted it three or 
 four Days, pour off that 
 which is diffolv’d, and pour 
 on more Juice, as before ; 
 and fo proceed, till all the 
 Coral is diffolv’d ; add a 
 Pound and an half of Su- 
 gar to one Pint of this 
 Juice, and boyl it gently to 
 a Syrup in B. M. Com- 
 pound Syrup of Coral is 
 made in the following 
 manner: Take of Red 
 Coral, ground fine upon a 
 Porphyry ftone, with a lit- 
 tle Rofe water, fix Oun- 
 ces ; of the clear Juice of 
 Limons , freed from its 
 Flegm 
 
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 Flegm in B. M. Iixteen 
 Ounces ; of the clear Juice 
 of Barberries eight Ounces, 
 of lharp White-wine Vine- 
 gar, and of clear Juice of' 
 Wood-Sorrel, each fixOun- 
 ces ; mingle them, and put 
 them into a Viol, ftop'd 
 clofe with a Cork and a 
 Bladder, lhaking it daily 
 till it hath digefled eight 
 Days in a Bath, or Horfe- 
 dung ; then filtrate, aud 
 take of it a Pint and an 
 half, and of the Juice of 
 Quinces half a Pint, of Su- 
 gar of Rofes twelve Oun- 
 ces 5 mingle them, make a 
 Syrup according to Art, in 
 a Bath, adding of Syrup^of 
 Gillyflowers Iixteen Oun- 
 ces ; keep it for ufe. Sy— 
 rop of Coral is very cool- 
 ing : ’Tis good in Fevers, 
 for Fluxes, the Running of 
 the Reins, the Whites in 
 Women, and for ’Spitting 
 of Blood. Coral grows 
 plentifully in Spain and 
 Catalonia ; fometimes the 
 Branches of it are fo large, 
 as ro weigh three or four 
 Pounds. 
 
 CrijaDtree, in Latin 
 Arbor Corallii . Sheaths for 
 SWords and Knives are 
 
 made of the Root of it 
 the Leaves powder'd, and 
 boyl’d to the thicknefs of 
 an Ointment, cure Vene- 
 rial Buboes, aad alfwage 
 the Pain of the Bones, 
 Rub’d and applied to the 
 Temples , they eafe the 
 Head-ach, and cure Ul- 
 cers. 
 
 The Coalite, in La- 
 tin Suber. The Bark of it 
 rub’d in hot Water, flops 
 a Flux of Blood: The 
 Allies of it do the fame. 
 But it is chiefly ufed to 
 Anchors for Ships, and for 
 Filhing-Tackling, and to 
 flop Bottles. In fome part 
 ol Spain they make Tiles 
 of it, to cover their Hou~ 
 fes. It grows in Spain , 
 and in fome other Pla- 
 ces. 
 
 CdffU$, It heats much, 
 forces Urine and the Cour- 
 fes, and is good for Dii- 
 eafes of the Womb. Half 
 an Ounce of it taken in a 
 proper Liquor, is good for 
 the Biting of Vipers. It 
 ftimulates Venery, and ex- 
 pels broad Worms, by rea- 
 fon of the Bittern efs that 
 is in it. 
 
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 _ Cotton, in Latin Gojfi- 
 fium. 'f is commonly uied 
 ro line Clothes, to keep out 
 the Cold : And there is no. 
 fort of Flax lo foft and 
 white as it is. As to its 
 ufe in Phyfick ; being burnt 
 it ftops Bleeding, efpecial- 
 ly Wounds. The Marrow 
 of the Seed wonderfully re- 
 lieves thole that are fubiedb 
 to Coughs, and Difficulty 
 of Breathing. It increafes 
 Seed, and is a Provocative 
 to Venery. The Oyl of 
 the Pith of the Seed takes 
 off Spots from the Skin. 
 The Down fired, and put 
 under the Noftrils, pre- 
 vents Mother-firs. Icgrows 
 in the Ifland of Crete, be 
 twixt Jerufdlem, and Da- 
 majeus j where there are 
 whole Fields Sown with it. 
 
 and cold Stomach, and 
 for Wind. Jt grows in 
 Peru. 
 
 in 
 
 Latin Corona Imperial's. It 
 came From Confiantinople , 
 but it grows now frequent- 
 ly in our Gardens here in 
 England , and flowers in 
 slpril, and fometimes in 
 March, if that Seafon of 
 the Year be warmer than 
 ordinary. The Turkj ufe 
 the Drops in the Flower 
 to make them vomit : And 
 Come ufe them to haften 
 Delivery. 
 
 CQUhage, or Cow-itch, 
 in Latin Phajeolus Xurraten- t 
 fisd The Bridles of the 
 Cods occafion violent Itch- 
 ing. 
 
 Indian Cl'CfjS, in Latin 
 'Najiurtium Indie urn- The 
 Flowers of it fmeli and 
 look very pleafantly in Sai- 
 lers. ’Tis good for a weak 
 
 Cumtit, in Latin Cunu- 
 aum. The Seed of it re- 
 loives and difeuffes Wind ; 
 and therefore is good in the 
 Cholick, for a Tympany 
 and a Vertigo. Taken in 
 Sweet Wine, it relieves 
 thofe .that are afflidled with 
 a Difficulty and a Heat of 
 Urine. Boyl’d with Figs, 
 in Wine, it cures a Cough, 
 and cleanfes the Breaft. 
 ’Tis conveniently baked 
 with Bread, for it helps 
 Concodfion, and diffipates 
 Wind. But the frequent 
 ufe of it, in a large quanti- 
 ty, renders the Counte- 
 
 nance 
 
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 nance pale. It cures a 
 Stinking Breach. TheChy- 
 mical Oyl of it is excellent 
 for Wind, and Uterine Dif 
 eafcs. An Empirick had 
 mighty Succefs by pouring 
 fome Drops of it upon a^ 
 Toaft, and applying it to 
 the Navel. Tis Town in 
 abundance in the Ifland of 
 Melita. The Piahfer of 
 Cumin of the London- DiJ- 
 pcnfatoyy is made in the 
 following manner ; Take 
 of the Seeds of Cumin, 
 of Law rel- berries , and 
 Yellow Wax , each one 
 Pound ; of Rofin of the 
 Pine two pounds, of com 
 mon Rofln two pounds, 
 of Oyl of Dill half a 
 pound ; mingle them, and 
 make a Plaifter. ’Tis good 
 tor Windy Ruptures, and 
 the like. 
 
 in Latin Cu. 
 lebx. 'Cubebs are like Pep- 
 per, and fometimes a little 
 larger. They heat and dry. 
 They ftrengthen the Sto- 
 mach when it is opprcfs’d 
 with Wind orFlegm.They 
 purge the Breaft, by carry- 
 ing off clammy and grofs 
 Humours. They relieve 
 the Spleen , and expel 
 
 Wind, and cure cold Dif-. 
 eales of the Womb. Being 
 chew’d with Maftick often, 
 they ftrengthen the Brain, 
 and draw Flegm from the 
 Head. Being infus’d in 
 Wine, they provoke Vene- 
 ry, and heat the Stomach ; 
 they cleanfe the Urinary 
 Palfages, and expel Gravel 
 from the Reins and Blad- 
 der. They are an Ingre- 
 dient in rheCompound Spi- 
 rit and Water of Worm- 
 wood of the London-Dif- 
 penfatory. • 
 
 Sveeet CppetefSh in La- 
 tin Qyperus longus. The Root 
 of it is Stomachick andU- 
 terine. ’Tis chiefly ufed in 
 provoking Urine and the 
 Courfes. It takes off Cru- 
 dities of the Stomach, and 
 cures the Dropfie at the 
 Beginning, and the Cho- 
 Iick ; and cures a ftinking 
 Breath, being chew’d in 
 the Month. Being bruis’d, 
 andboyi’d, or infus’d in 
 Oyl, and applied to the 
 Reins, it expels Gravel, 
 and provokes Urine. If 
 the Roots are powder’d, 
 and mix’d with Hony and 
 Sugar and a little Wine, 
 and boyl’d together, and 
 then 
 
then cut into Slices, and 
 infus’d in Broth, they tafte 
 like Candied Ginger. The 
 Twigs and Roots dried in 
 the Sun, and fprinkled with 
 Vinegar, and beat to pie- 
 ces, perfume Clothes. The 
 S panifh and Italia» t W omen 
 life the Roots of it fo pre- 
 par’d, for Perfumes. One 
 Dram of the Powder of the 
 Root, with a Spike of La- 
 vender, haftens Delivery, 
 and expels the-Secundirie. 
 Take of the Roots of Ele- 
 campane , Sweet-fmelling 
 Flag, and Cyprus, each 
 half an Ounce ; of the 
 Leaves of Mint , Sage , 
 Marjoram, Calamint, and 
 Wormwood, each half an 
 Handful ; of Cyprus-nuts, 
 Myrtles, Galls and Balau- 
 ftians, each one Dram ; of 
 Red Rofesone Pugil; boyl 
 them in equal parts of 
 Smith’s Water and Red 
 Wine, to a Quart ; in the 
 {train’d Liquor diflolve one 
 Ounce of Salt and Allum ; 
 foment the Region of the 
 Pubis and Perineum hot , 
 Morning and Evening. 
 This is commended for an 
 Incontinence of Urine. 
 
 b; 
 
 in Latin 
 Daciylus. ’Tis aftrin- 
 gent, and is hied for Fiuxes 
 of the Bell y, and the Whites. 
 It Hops Bleeding, and cures 
 Wounds. The Frefh are 
 more aitringeut than the 
 Dry, but they occafion the 
 Head-ach j and if many of 
 them are eaten they intoxi- 
 cate when they are dry. 
 They ftop Spitting cf 
 Blood, and are good for 
 the. Bloody-Flux. A De- 
 codfion of them is a ve- 
 ry aftringent Gargarifm. 
 Boyl’d in Wine, they take 
 off Proud Flefh, and Cica- 
 trize Ulcers. A Dfcco&ion 
 of it makes the Hair black. 
 And being taken inwardly, 
 it cures Difeafes of the 
 Reins and Bladder. When 
 they are ripe they are good 
 for an Hoarfnefs and 
 Coughs , Difficulty of 
 Breathing, a Pleurifie, and 
 a Peripneumonia. They 
 are an Ingredient of the 
 P* iforal Decodtion of the 
 1 ndon-Difpenf a tory. Take 
 c. j Dates cleanfed number 
 Ten:- 
 
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 Ten, of Raifins of the Sun 
 three Ounces ; boyi them 
 in Oxycrate y afterwards 
 •beat them, and add , of 
 Camomile- flowers, and of 
 the Flower ofMelilot and 
 Red Rofes, each one Pu- 
 gil ; of Spikenard and Ga- 
 mels-Hay, each one Dram; 
 of the Seed of S'mallage 
 and Parfly , each half a 
 Dram; of Endive and Pur- 
 flain, each one Dram and 
 an half; of the Oyl of 
 Wormwood and Rofes, 
 each one Ounce ; of Bari y- 
 meal two Ounces ; make 
 a Pultis. This is ufed for 
 Inflammations and Ulcers 
 of the Liver. 
 
 IDtttiinp of Crete, in La- 
 tin DiElatnnus Creticus. It 
 bath all the Virtues that 
 Penny-royabhas, but it is 
 much more effectual ; for 
 it expels a dead Child, not 
 only by taking of it in- 
 wardly, but alfo by . out- 
 ward Application, and by 
 ~ ume. ’Tis faid, that the 
 Goats in Crete , when they 
 are wounded by Darts, ex- 
 tradl them, and fo are cured 
 by feeding on ir. It has 
 moreover,aPurgativeQua- 
 bty. Being applied fo rhe 
 
 Soles of the Feet, or any o- 
 ther Part of the Body , it 
 draws out Thorns, it alfo 
 safes the Pain of the Spleen. 
 The Root of it caffes hot, 
 and haftens Delivery. An- 
 lo great is the Virtue of this 
 Herb, that the Smell of it 
 drives away Venomous 
 Creatures, and kills them 
 if they but touch it : But 
 this feems improbable* The 
 Juice of it applied to 
 Wounds made by a Sword, 
 or by the Biting of Venom r 
 ous Creatures, is a prefent 
 Remedy, if, at the fame 
 time it alfo be taken in* 
 wardly. Hyppocrates counts 
 it the belt Remedy to expel 
 the Secundine,- and a Falfe 
 Conception, Being taken 
 in Wine it provokes the 
 Courfes, and haftens Deli- 
 very fo powerfully, that it 
 ought not to be kept in the 
 Chamber, or near where 
 Big-belly’d Women arc. A 
 Woman that was in a de- 
 fperate Condition by rea- 
 fon of a dead Child, was 
 foon deliver'd by taking the 
 Powder of the Leaves of 
 this Herb. Take of Dit- 
 tany of Crete one Dram» 
 of Saffron one Scruple, of 
 3romwel,Annife--Seed,and 
 S Mifletd 
 
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 Milleto of the Oak, each 
 three Drams ; beat them, 
 and infufe them twenty 
 our Hours and then boy 1 
 hem a little in good W nite- 
 wine t Give lour Ounces 
 of this Deco&ion at a time 
 This is much commended 
 by Quercetan , lor a Sup- 
 pression of the Courles. 
 
 a>?agon*fikWOo6,in La- 
 tin Sanguis Draconis. ’Ti s 
 a Gum, orRofin, of a deep 
 red Colour. Being held to 
 the Fire, it foon melts : 
 And if itbecaft upon the 
 Fire, it flames. If it be 
 rub’d upon any thing, it 
 makes it red ; but it mixes 
 difficultly with Oyl, and 
 Water. 'Tis of an aftr in- 
 gent Virtue, and is fre- 
 quently ufed in the Bloody 
 Flux, and for other Fluxes . 
 for Spitting of Blood, and 
 to fettle the Teeth when 
 they arc loofe. Gold-fmiths 
 - and Jewellers make ule of 
 it for Foils for their Pre- 
 cious Stones and Jewels : 
 and Glailers paint Glafs 
 red with it, Take of the 
 Water of Orange-flowers 
 of Plantain, and of Roles 
 each one Ounce ; of Sy- 
 rup of Coral, or, for want 
 
 of it, of dried Rofes, one 
 Ounce ; of Sal Prunella one 
 Dram, of Dragons-blood 
 haifa Scruple; make a Po- 
 tion. This is ufed for an im- 
 moderate FiuxoftheChild- 
 bed Purgations. Take of 
 Amber and Maftich, two 
 Drams ;of Dragon’s-blood, 
 Lapis Hcmatitis, and Red 
 Coral, each one Dram ; 
 of Balauftians, and the 
 Seeds of Plaintan, of Cro- 
 cus Martis Aftringcnt one 
 Ounce ; powder them all, 
 and with a fufficient quan- 
 tity of Peruvian Balfam, 
 and Syrup of Quinces, 
 make a Mafs for Pills. 
 The Dole is half a Dram, 
 or a Dram, Morning and 
 livening. Thefe Pills are 
 ufed for the Virulent Run- 
 ning of the Reins : But 
 they muff be given only at 
 the Declination of it, when 
 there only appears a little, 
 thin , waterifh Humour, 
 which glues the Entrance 
 of the Vrethra ; for, if you 
 give them fooner, you may 
 ftifle the Matter, and fo 
 caufe an Hernia Humoral is l 
 if, after the Gonorrhea be 
 cured , you fufpedt you 
 have not enough fecur d the 
 Patient from theMalignity, 
 you 
 
you muft purge him. Dra- 
 gon’s-blood comes from 
 one of the Canary- Iflands, 
 called Portus San&us, near 
 the Madera's. 
 
 E. 
 
 ]p250Upj in Latin Ebe- 
 ■*-‘nus. The Wood is as 
 black as Pitch , and as 
 ftnooth as polifli’d Ivory. 
 ’Tis good for the Difeafes 
 of rhe Eyes. Many forts of 
 thiags are made of it ; as, 
 Cafes, Chefts, Combs, 
 Frames for Pictures and 
 Looking-glalfes . and the 
 like. An Englijh Man that 
 was frequently feiz’d with 
 Flatulent Convulfions, was 
 cured by ufing a Deco&ion 
 of Ebony for the fpace of 
 forty Days ; whereby he 
 did lweat much. 
 
 iVhite or Hel- 
 
 lebore, in Latin Helleborus 
 albus. The Root of White 
 Hellebore, which is only in 
 ufe in Phyfick, purges ve- 
 ry violently upward and 
 downward ; yet it may be 
 ufed, fays Tragus, being in- 
 fus’d twenty four Hours in 
 
 Wine or Oxym'el, and af- 
 terwards dried : Half a 
 Dram of it, fo prepar’d, 
 may be given in Wine to 
 Mad and Melancholy Peo- 
 ple. But either of the Hel- 
 lebores, fays Gefner, may be 
 ufed inoftenfively , being 
 boy I’d to a Syrup with Ho- 
 ny and Vinegar ; and are 
 very ufeful for many Fleg- 
 matick Difeafes, efpecially 
 of the Bread: and Head $ 
 as, an Afthma, Difficulty of 
 Breathing and the Falling- 
 ficknefs. They wonderful- 
 ly purge the Belly, the U- 
 rine, and all the Paflages. 
 In the Ufe of White Helle- 
 bore two things are chiefly 
 to be minded : Firft, that 
 the Difeafes are very obfti- 
 n^jte : And Secondly, that 
 the Patient hath fufficient 
 Strength to bear the Ope- 
 ration. Wherefore the Root 
 ought not to be given to 
 Old Men , Women, ot 
 Children, or to fuch as are 
 weakly, and coftive in the 
 Body : And the Hellebore 
 ought to be well prepar’d. 
 The old Way of giving of 
 it was, with Horfe-Rad- 
 ifh, whicH' they ufed three 
 Ways > for, either they 
 ftuck the Roots into Horfe- 
 S % Radifh 
 
( 26 o ) 
 
 E L 
 
 Radilh,and continu’d them 
 in it twenty four Hours ; 
 and afterwards, the Roots 
 being taken out, they gave 
 the Horfe-Radiih : Or they 
 infus’d the Horfe-Radiih, 
 ftuck with the Roots, in 
 Oxymel, in B. M. and gave 
 only the Oxymel : Or, they 
 left the Horfe-Radiih fo 
 prepar’d all Night, and in 
 the Morning infus’d it in 
 Oxymel, having firft call 
 away the Hellebore ; and 
 then they gave theOxymel. 
 Put Parkjnfon fays, the belt 
 Way of preparing it is, to 
 infufe it in the Juice of 
 Quinces ; or to roaft it un- 
 der Allies, in a Quince. 
 If, upon taking Hellebore, 
 t here is danger of Suffoca- 
 tion, the eating of Quinces, 
 or the taking the Juice or 
 Syrup of it, is a prefent 
 Remedy. The Root boil’d 
 in Vinegar, and retain’d a 
 while in the Mouth, takes 
 off the Pain of the Teeth. 
 A Decodion of it made in 
 Lee kills Lice, and cleanfes 
 the Head from Scurf, it 
 being walh’d with it : And 
 mix’d with fome Ointment 
 itj does the fame, and cures 
 the Itch, and other Vices 
 of the Skim Made up in- 
 
 E L 
 
 to a Pafte, it kills ieveral 
 Animals - 3 as, Moles, Mice. 
 Wealles, Birds, and the 
 like. The Powder of it 
 blown up into the Noftrils, 
 occafions Sneezing - 3 where- j 
 fore it is called in Englilh i 
 Sneez-wort. ParJ{inJonfays, j 
 the Spaniards make a Poi- 1 
 Lon of the Juice of the 
 Root, being fermented in 
 an Earthen Pot ; where- 
 with they anoint their Ar- 
 rows, that the Wounds in- j 
 Aided by them may be ren- 
 der’d incurable. ’Tis very 
 ftrange that this Poifon ta- 
 ken into the Body fhould 
 not be deadly, and yet that 
 the Wound touch’d with it 
 Aiould be fo. But the fame 
 may be faid of the Poifon 
 of Vipers j which being ta- 
 ken inwardly* occafions no 
 deadly Symptoms ; but be- 
 ing mix’d with the Blood, 
 through the Orifice of a 
 Wound, orPundure; foon 
 kills, unlefs the Party is im- 
 mediately reliev’d by pro- 
 per Remedies. To con- 
 clude , both Hellebores 
 were formerly ufed for Me- 
 lancholy and Mad People, 
 and now they are only ufed 
 in great Difeafes ; as, for 
 the Fallitig-ficknefs, Giddi- 
 nefs { 
 
EL ( 261 ) EL 
 
 nefs, Madnefs, Dropfie, 
 Hip Gout,Convulfions, and 
 the like. The Extrad of 
 Hellebore of the London - 
 Difpenfdtory is made in the 
 following manner : Take 
 of the Roots of White Hel- 
 ; lebore cut one Pound, of 
 Fountain-water fix Quarts 5 
 infufe them three Days, 
 
 ; then boyl it half away, 
 and prefs it out ftrong- 
 ly ; to the ftrain’d Liquor 
 add three Pound of Hony, 
 
 ; and boyl it to the Confi- 
 ftence of Hony, and keep 
 it in a glafs for ufe. It 
 grows in hilly and rough 
 Grounds , not only in 
 Greece , and Italy, and o- 
 ther hot Countries, but 
 alfo in Germany. 
 
 True Black (SIIdlQJf, or 
 Hellebore , in Latin Hellebo- 
 rus niger. It purges ftrong- 
 ly melancholy Humours, 
 and therefore confequently 
 is a good Medicine for all 
 thofe Difeafes which take 
 their Rife from thence 3 
 as, Madnefs, Hypochon- 
 driacal Pafiion, and Ele- 
 phantiafis, Herpes, Cancers, 
 Giddinefs, Falling-ficknefs, 
 Apoplexy, and the Itch. 
 But it is to be noted, that 
 
 it ought *to be given only 
 toftrong People. There is 
 lefs danger in the Deco- 
 dion of it. ’Tis corrcded 
 with Maftich, Cinnamon, 
 Annife-feeds, Eennel-feeds 
 and the like. Some fay, 
 that Black Hellebore,right- 
 ly prepar’d, is a very inno- 
 cent Medicine ; and that it 
 may be given to Women 
 and Children, and to weak- 
 ly People. The Dofe of ir, 
 in fubftance, is, from fif- 
 teen Grains to half a Dram, 
 or two Scruples : Thofe 
 that are very ftrong may 
 take a Dram, ’Tis given 
 in Infufion, or Decodion, 
 from aDram to twoDrams. 
 When it is taken in fub- 
 ftance, the form of it is a 
 Powder j as, take of black 
 Hellebore two Scruples ; 
 of Ginger, Maftich, Red 
 Rofes, Cinnamon, and An- 
 nife-Seeds,each fourGrains; 
 mingle them in Broth:Chil* 
 dren may take a Scruple. 
 ’Tis alfo made up into Pills, 
 with fome convenient Syr- 
 rup. The Virtue of the 
 Root is wholly in the Fi- 
 bres, and the Bark. Tis 
 beftcorreded with Cloves, 
 Hartman commends, for an 
 immoderate Flux of the 
 S 3 Courfes, 
 
EU ( 262 ) E U 
 
 Courles, a Girdle made 
 with the frefh Leaves of 
 Black Hellebore, and worn 
 about the Loins. Take of 
 Black Hellebore two Scru- 
 ples, infufe them in a fuffi- 
 cient quantity of Rofe Vi- 
 negar, or in Whey, for 
 twenty four Hours, then 
 dry it, and reduce it to a 
 Powder, and add to it of 
 Annife-feeds and Cinna- 
 mon, each half a Scruple 5 
 mingle them, and make a 
 Powder. This is com- 
 mended by Margravius, as 
 a fit Purge for melancholy 
 People. 
 
 (EttpljOjbtUttL ’Tis a 
 concreted Juice, that is ve- 
 ry acrid. You muft chufe 
 that which is pure, yellow, 
 and acrid ; which being 
 Juft touch'd by the Tongue, 
 heats the Mouth a long 
 while after; but it grows 
 milder by Time ; and 
 therefore, when it is frefh, 
 it ought to be ufed with 
 great Caution. It wonder- 
 fully purges Watery Hu- 
 mours from the whole Bo- 
 dy : But it is a churlifh 
 Medicine ; for, hefides the 
 malignant Propriety of its 
 Subftance, it has an infla- 
 
 ming Faculty. Take of 
 Euphorbium diffolv’d in ; 
 Vinegar, and thicken’d a- 
 gain, eight Grains ; of the 
 Seeds of Purflain fifteen ) 
 Grains : Make Pills with 
 Rofe-Vinegar. Or, take j 
 of Euphorbium infus’d in 
 Oyi of Almonds for the ; ; 
 (pace of a Night, and af- ' 
 terwards roafted under 
 Afhes, in a Citron, ten 
 Grains ; of the Seeds of 
 Lettice one Scruple : make 
 Pills with the Juice of Ci- 
 tron. Or, Take of Eu- 
 phorbium prepar’d four 
 Grains ; of Caffia frefh 
 drawn, half an Ounce ; 
 with Sugar make a Bolus. 
 Thefe Preparations of Eu- 
 phorbium, Margravius vec- 
 kons up amongft his Fleg- 
 magoges. But Hoffmannus 
 is of the opinion, that Eu- 
 phorbium ought not to be 
 taken inwardly. ’Tis much > 
 ufed for the Caries of the 
 Bones, and for Wounds : 
 See our FFifeman, and F a~ 
 bricius Hildanus. But Care 
 muft be taken that it be 
 not fprinkled upon Ulcersj 
 of the Jaws, Noftrils, Pa- 
 late and Tongue ; or upon 
 thofe Places were Ten- 
 dons or Nerves are expos’d 
 naked 5 
 
FI ( 26; ) F R 
 
 naked; left by velicating 
 and biting them, it llioftd 
 occafion dangerous Sym- 
 ptoms. 
 
 F. 
 
 , or Pijiachio- 
 X' nu t S} in Latin N«x Pi- 
 fiachia. They are very 
 grateful to the Stomach, 
 whether they are eaten, or 
 drunk in Wine. T hey do 
 good for the Biting of 
 Creeping Beafts. They are 
 bitterilh. They open Ob- 
 ftrudions, efpecially of the 
 Liver ; and alfo of the 
 Breaft and Lungs. They 
 are reckon’d very Nutri- 
 tive, and Provocatives to 
 Venery ; for which Reafon 
 they are frequently uled, 
 with other Reftauratives, 
 by the S pcinijh, Italian and 
 French Phyficians : And 
 
 they fo much depend upon 
 them, that they fcarce make 
 any ft rengthening Medicin 
 without them. Oyl of Pi- 
 ftachio-nuts eafes inward 
 Pains that proceed from 
 Vifcid Flegm and Wind. 
 ’Tis alfo ufeful in Con- 
 vulfions, and for the Pal- 
 fie. 
 
 JFrattneUa, i he Root 
 
 which, in a manner, is only 
 uled, is Cardiack, and A- 
 lexipharmick. ’Tis a good 
 Prefervative againft the 
 Plague, taken any way ; 
 and is reckon’d good a- 
 gainft Poilon, and the Bi- 
 ting of Venomous Crea- 
 tures. It kills Worms, a 
 Dram of it being taken 
 at a time. ’Tisufed in cold 
 Difeafcs of the Womb, add 
 to force the Courfes "and 
 Urine. It haftens Deli- 
 very, expels the Secun- 
 dine, and a dead Child, 
 two Drams of it being ta- 
 ken in Wine. ’Tis alio 
 good for the Gripes, and 
 Gravel. ’Tis alfo mix’d 
 with Vulnerary Potions ; 
 and is ufed in the Faliing- 
 ficknefs, and for Difeafes 
 of the Head. The Roman 
 Women make a Cofmetick 
 of the deftill’d Water ; and 
 they alfo nfc it for Inflam- 
 mations of the Eyes. The 
 Cods and Flowers being 
 touch’d, occafion Itching; 
 and in hot Countries, burn 
 the Skin. Take of the 
 Roots of Fraxinella, Bi- 
 ftort, Tormentil, Mafter- 
 wort, Gentian, Carline- 
 | S 4 Thiftle 
 
Thiftie, of both the Birth- 
 worts, of Pentaphyllum, 
 Z'edoary, of the Greater 
 Valerian, Contra yerva. An- 
 gelica, Eiecampane, Yirgin- 
 nian Snake- weed, of the 
 Leaves of Carduus Bcnedi- 
 cius, Scabious, Meadow- 
 sweet, Rue, Savin, Penny- 
 royal, Scordium, Sx. John’s 
 wort, of the Bark of Ci- 
 tron, Oranges, Cinnamon, 
 of the Berries of Laurel, 
 Juniper, of the Flefh of 
 Toads, each two Ounces ; 
 of Viper’s Flefh four Oun- 
 ces, of the beft Saffron half 
 an Ounce ; make of all a 
 Powder - to which add, of 
 the Extract of Juniper ber- 
 ries made in White-wine, 
 and evaporated to the Con- 
 fiftence of Hony, a (Effi- 
 cient quantity to make a 
 Confection ; to which add 
 Oyl of Rue, Amber, Cloves, 
 Juniper, mix’d with Su- 
 gar, each two Scruples ; 
 mingle them all according 
 to Art, and then add to 
 each Pound of this Confe- 
 ction two Ounces of Ve- 
 nice- Treacle and Mithri- 
 date. This is the Qrvie- 
 ian, fo niuch cried up by 
 fome " ; ' 
 
 G. 
 
 r^Hiangal , in Latin 
 Galanga major. The 
 Root of it is good in all 
 Cafes wherein Ginger is 
 ufed ; and it is wont to be 
 candied like Ginger. It 
 provokes Appetite, as Ca- 
 pers and Olives do. The 
 frefli Root of either of 
 them, cut into Slices, is 
 boyl’d with Flefh, and Fifh 
 for the lame purpofe. ‘Tis 
 alfo eaten raw,' with Oyl, 
 Salt and Vinegar, with Fifh 
 and Fiefli, to help Conco- 
 dlion. ’Tis ufed in the 
 cold Difeafes of Men and 
 Beafts. Tis Cephalipk , 
 Cardiack, and Stomachickl 
 It ftrengthens the Stomach, 
 and takes off Sowre Belch- 
 ing. Being chew’d in the 
 Mouth, it difeuffes Wind, 
 and cures a StinkingBrcatb, 
 It does good in the Cho- 
 lick, heats the Reins, and 
 provokes Venery. Can- 
 died with Sugar, it is good 
 for cold Difeafes of the 
 Head and Nerves, It cures 
 the Head-ach, and eafes 
 the Pain of the Limbs, 
 
G A ( 2 6y ) G A 
 
 * Tis good for the Palpita- 
 tion of the Heart, ufed 
 with the Juice of Plantan. 
 The Powder of it taken in 
 good Wine, or Balm- wa- 
 ter, or in the juice of Bor- 
 rage, cures Fainting, pro- 
 ceeding from a cold Caufe. 
 The Germans ufe to give it 
 to thofe that are about to 
 be Lee Blood, to chew it 
 jn their Mouths, to prevent 
 Fainting. It grows fpon- 
 taneoufly in Malabar and 
 ; Java. 
 
 Ctelbanum. Tis a fat 
 Juice, but cannon be' dif- 
 iolv’d with Oyl ; in Water 
 | it may. ’Tis of a middle 
 Nature, betwixt a Gum 
 and a Refin ; for it will 
 burn like Relin, and dif- 
 lolvein Water like a Gum. 
 Tis of a yellow Colour, 
 and of a foft Subftance, 
 like Wax. It taftes bit- 
 rerilh and acrid, and fmells 
 very ftrong. The chief ufe 
 pf it is, to mollifie and di- 
 geft. ’Tis ufed inwardly 
 to provoke theCourfes, to 
 haften Delivery, to expel 
 the Secundine, and a dead 
 Child. Tis alfo outward- 
 ly ufed in Child-bearing, 
 for the Courfes, for Mo- 
 
 ther-fits, and for Giddinefs 
 The Fume of it is good in 
 rhe Failing-fickneis , for 
 Mother-fits, and for Faint- 
 ing, and the iike. ’Tis faid 
 by feme of the Ancients, 
 chat he that wafhes his 
 Hands with a Solution of it 
 may fafely handleSerpents: 
 But the Truth of it may 
 be well doubted. Take 
 of Galbarmm, and choice 
 Myrrh, each one Dram 
 and an half ; of Caftor fix- 
 teen Grains; with a fufli- 
 cient quantity of the Bal- 
 lam of Peru : Make twelve 
 bills of each Dram : Give 
 three at Bed-time, drink- 
 ing upon them three or four 
 Spoonfuls of Compound- 
 Briony-warer : Continue 
 the ufe ofthefe Pills thirty 
 Days. Thefe Pills are ve- 
 ry proper in Hy fterick Dif- 
 eales. Take ofGalbanum 
 dilfolv’d in Tincture ofCa- 
 ftor, and ftrain’d, three 
 Drams ; Tacamahaca two 
 Drams ; mingle them ; 
 make a Plaifter to be ap- 
 plied to the Navel. This 
 Plaifter is very proper in 
 HyfterickDifeafes. Tis an 
 Ingredient of feveral Plai- 
 fters of the London-Dijpen- 
 fatory • as, of the Plaifter 
 ’ of 
 
G A ( 2 66 ) 
 
 G E 
 
 of Ammcnincum, Barbarum 
 Ma^r.nm ; of the Plailler of 
 Cinnabar, and of the Com- 
 pound Diachylon; of the 
 Piaifterof Mucileges,of the 
 Divine Plaiftcr, and fome 
 others. The way to puri- 
 fic it is, to aiffolve it in 
 Vinegar; then palling it 
 through a doth, all the 
 Moifture is to be avapora- 
 ted away over the Fire. 
 By this means it is cleans’d, 
 indeed, from Straws, and 
 fome other Impurities that 
 are contain’d in it : But 
 then, part of its Volatile 
 Spirits is avaporated at the 
 fame time, and in them 
 confifts its greateft Virtue ; 
 while fome others are fix’d 
 by the Acid, which always 
 hinders the Motion of Vo- 
 latiles. Wherefore I would 
 never advife this Purifica- 
 tion : I had rather, after 
 chuling it as clean as may 
 be, only powder it in a 
 Mortar, to mix it with 
 what may be thought fit ; 
 for tho’ there (hould be 
 fome little Straws in it,, 
 they would never be able 
 to alter the nature of the 
 Remedy, or diminilh its 
 Virtue fo much, as does 
 ihe Deftru&ion of its Vo- 
 
 latile Salts by the Vinegar. 
 But becaufe it is too moift 
 to be powder’d, you muft 
 firft cut it into little Slices, ] 
 and dry it in the Sun. ’Tis 
 a Tear of the Herb called 
 Ferula. 
 
 Common Great CEfetttflttt, 
 
 iriLaxinGentiana major, Tho. 
 Root of it, which is chief- - ! 
 ly ufed, is Alexipharmick. 
 ’Tis ufed in the Plague, 
 and other Contagious Dif- • 
 eafes ; for Obftru&ions of 
 the Liver and Spleen, and 
 the like. ’Tis good for a 
 Dropfie, Mo the r.fits, W ea k - 
 nefs of the Stomach, the 
 Worms, Agues, and for the 
 Biting of a Mad Dog. ’Tis 
 frequently ufed outwardly 
 to dilate Ulcers, and to 
 makellfues run. TheCoiru 
 pound-. water of Gentain ot 
 the London- Difpenfatory is 
 made in the following man- 
 ner: Take of the Roots of 
 Gentain cut one Pound and 
 an half, of ^he Leaves and 
 Flowers of the Leffer Cen- 
 taury, each four Ounces ; 
 infufe them for thefpace of 
 eight Days, in fix Quarts 
 of White-wine, and then 
 deftil them in B. M. This 
 Water is a good Preferva- j 
 tivej 
 
G E ( 267 ) G I 
 
 live againft 111 Air, and 
 and Contagious Dileafes. 
 It opens ObftruCtions of 
 the Liver, ftrengthens the 
 Stomach, creates an Appe- 
 tite, and helps Digeftion. 
 ’Tis good for the Jaundice, 
 and opens Women’s Ob- 
 ftruCtions. The ExtraCt of 
 Gentain is alfo much in 
 ufe. The Root powder’d, 
 and made into an Electua- 
 ry, with Conferve of O- 
 range-peels, and Conferve 
 of Hips, ftrengthens the 
 Stomach, creates an Appe- 
 tite, and expels Wind, and 
 helps Concoction. 
 
 ChttgCt, in Latin Zjn- 
 %iber. It grows in all the 
 Provinces of India. ’Tis 
 candied green in India, and 
 is good for Old People , 
 and fuch as are cold and 
 flegmatick, and for fuch 
 whofe Stomachs do not 
 concoct well ; efpecially 
 when it is frefh candied. 
 I Tis alfo good for Vifcid 
 Flegm of the Lungs. The 
 Indians ufe the Leaves of 
 Ginger in Broths, and for 
 the Kitchin. They alfo ufe 
 the Roots of it green, with 
 Oyl and Salt, mix’d with 
 other Herbs. Frefh Gin- 
 
 ger is reckon’d by them aa 
 excellent Remedy forCho- 
 lical Pains, and for the Cte- 
 iiack and Lientasrick Paf- 
 lions. ’Tis alfo good for 
 longDiarrhoea’s, proceeding 
 from Cold ; and alfo for 
 Wind, and the Gripes, and 
 the like. But it is to be 
 noted, that they who are 
 of a hot Conftitution ought 
 not to ufe it, whether they 
 are fick or well ; for it in- 
 flames the Biood, and o_ 
 pens the Orifices of the 
 Veins. But Ginger and 
 Pepper are more ufed in 
 the Kitchin, than in Phy- 
 (ick. ’Tis mix’d with 
 purging Medicines that are 
 ftrong, to correCt them. 
 It cleanfes the Lungs and 
 Stomach, ftrengthens the 
 Brain, and clears the Sight 
 when it is dulled by moi- 
 fture.lt ftrengthens theSto- 
 mach, and is mix’d with 
 Antidotes. ’Tis an Ingre- 
 dient in the Cardiack Sy- 
 rup, of the Cardiack Julep 
 of the London-Di/penfa - 
 tory. 
 
 <ZD>O0ttJjS > in Latin Cur* 
 curbitce. It quenches Thirft, 
 provokes Urine, Ieflens 
 Seed, andextinguifhes Ve- 
 nery. 
 
GO ( 268 ) G R 
 
 nery. ’Tis ufed in Meats, 
 prepar’d in the following 
 manner : They boyl the 
 inner and white Subltance, 
 with the unripe and foft 
 Seeds ; afterwards they cut 
 them fmall, with Onions, 
 and boyl them with Salt 
 and Butter ; and then they 
 are much likeHeadedCab- 
 bage cut and boy I’d : They 
 are very good for lean Peo- 
 ple. The Italians cut it in- 
 to pieces , and boyl it in 
 Broth. It taftes well, and 
 yields a laudable Juice,and 
 we fuppofe it is a conve- 
 nient Diet forFeverilhPeo- 
 ple ; for it cools and molli- 
 fies. ’Tis much of the fame 
 Virtue with Cucumber. 
 The frelh Leaves applied 
 to the Breafts of Women in 
 Child- bed,ldfens the Milk. 
 The Seeds are reckon’d a- 
 mong the four Greater 
 Cold Seeds. ForRednelsof 
 the Face, Take of the Ker- 
 nels of Peaches four Oun- 
 ces, of the Seeds of Goards 
 two Ounces- make an Oyl 
 of them by Expreflion, 
 wherewith anoint theFace. 
 Menftruous Women, by 
 only looking on young 
 Goards, kill them : But this 
 fee ms fabulous. 
 
 Canary. in Latin 
 Phalarts. It grows as well 
 in Spain and F ranee, as in 
 the Canaries. The Seed, 
 and the Juice of the Herb, 
 and the Leaves, taken in- 
 wardly, are commended 
 for Pains in the Blad- 
 der, 
 
 Common Dog-<[ or 
 Couch. Grafs, in Latin Gra- 
 men caninum. ’Tis a tall 
 Grafs, fometimes four or 
 five Foot high. It expels 
 Gravel. Silvius fays, that 
 Sheep and Oxen that are 
 troubled with the Stone in 
 the Winter time, are freed 
 from it in the Spring by 
 eating this Grafs. 
 
 Cotton.&Zflfey in Latin 
 Gramen Tomentofum. It 
 grows in marlhy and wa- 
 tery places, and is eafily 
 known by the Cotton on it. 
 ’Tis very aftringent ; and 
 is ufed for making Candles, 
 and the like. 
 
 , in Latin 
 Gramen Avenaceum. ’Tis 
 found in May, in the Hedg- 
 es, arid narrow Ways. Tra- 
 gus fays, a Deco&ion of it 
 in White-wine, ufed for 
 fome 
 
G V ( 26 9 ) G U 
 
 fome Days, is an excellent 
 Remedy for the Worms in 
 Children. 
 
 CtyaiaCUtlt J in Latin 
 Lignumfanttum. In curing 
 the French-Pox there is no 
 Medicine better or furer 
 than the Decodion of 
 Guaiacum ; for , if the 
 Cure be manag’d as it 
 ought, and the Decod ion 
 be taken in due time/tis a 
 certain Cure for this Dif- 
 eafe. ’Tis alfo good in a 
 Dropfie, for an Afthma, 
 the Falling-ficknefs,forDif- 
 eafes of the Bladder and 
 Reins, and for Pains in the 
 Joints, and for all Dileafes 
 proceeding from cold Tu- 
 mors and Wind. The Spa- 
 niards learnt the ufe of it 
 from the Indians : For, a 
 certain Spaniard having ta- 
 ken the Difeafe from an 
 Indian Woman, was much 
 afflided with Venereal 
 Pains ; and having an In- 
 dian Servant who pradis’d 
 Phyfick in that Province, 
 he gave his Mailer the De- 
 codion of it, whereby his 
 Pains were eafed, and his 
 Health reftored : And by 
 his Example, many other 
 Spaniards were cured. So 
 
 that, in a ihort time, this 
 way of Cure was known 
 all over Spain ; and foon 
 after, every where elfe. 
 The Pox, that is the Dif- 
 eafe of the TVejl-Indians, in- 
 feded the Europeans in the 
 the following manner : In 
 the Year 1 493. in that War 
 of the Spaniards at Naples } 
 with the French, Columbus 
 return’d from his firft Voy- 
 age which he had under- 
 taken for the Difcovery of 
 the New World • and ha- 
 ing found fome lilands, 
 he brought thence Men 
 and Women to Naples , 
 where His Catholick Ma- 
 jefty was. Having then 
 made Peace with the French 
 King, both the Armies ha- 
 ving free Intercourfe, and 
 Ingrefs, and Egrefs, at plea- 
 lure, the Spaniards had firft 
 Converfation with the In- 
 dian Women, and the I»- 
 dian Men with the Spanijh 
 Women : And then itcrept 
 afterwards into Italy and 
 Germany , and laftly into 
 France, and fo over all the 
 World. At firft it had ma- 
 ny Names : the Spaniards 
 thinking they were infeded 
 by the French, called it the 
 Fr?«c/>Pox : The French 
 fuppoiing 
 
G U ( 270 ) GU 
 
 fuppofing they got it at 
 'Naples, called it the Neapo- 
 litan Difeafe: And theGer- 
 mans thinking they receiv’d 
 it from the Spaniards, cal- 
 led it the Spanijh Difeafe : 
 But others more properly 
 termed it the Indian Mala- 
 dy ; for from thence it firft 
 came. The way of pre- 
 paring this Deco&ion, to- 
 gether with the Method of 
 taking it, is as follows : 
 Take of the Wood cut 
 fmall twelve Ounces, of 
 the Bark of it beaten two 
 Ounces ; infufe it in fix 
 Sextaries of Water, in a 
 large Earthen Pot, twenty 
 four Hours ; the Pot muft 
 be clofe ftop’d ; boyl it 
 with a gentle Fire, to the 
 Confumption of four Sex- 
 taries of the Water ; when 
 it is cold ftrain it, then put 
 upon the fame Wood eight 
 Sextaries of Water, and 
 boyl it to the Confumption 
 of two : Keep it a part. 
 The Way of giving it is as 
 follows : The Sick being 
 purged according as his 
 Phyfician Khali think fit, he 
 muft be put into a warm 
 Chamber, and let him go 
 to bed in the Morning, and 
 take ten Ounces of the firft 
 
 Water hot; and being well 
 cover’d, he muft fweattwo 
 Hours ; then, being well 
 rub’d, let him change his 
 Linnen > and put on his 
 Cloaths well warm'd; four 
 Hours after give him Rai- 
 fins and Almonds , with 
 Bread twice baked, where- 
 of let him eat moderately, 
 and drink as much as is 
 fufficient of the Second 
 Water : eight Hours after 
 he hath eaten, let him take 
 again ten Ounces of the 
 firft Water hot, and let 
 him fweattwo Hours, and 
 be clcanfedfrom his Sweat 
 as before ; an Hour after 
 the fweat,give him the Al- 
 monds and Railins,and the 
 Bread twice bak’d for his 
 Supper, and let him drink 
 of the Second Water. Let 
 him obferye this Method 
 for the firft fifteen Days, 
 unlefs hisStrengtn be much 
 impair’d; for if fo, he muft 
 be allow’d a roafted Chi- 
 ken befides the things a- 
 bove mention’d :Thofe that 
 are weakly, andcannot bear 
 fo ftridt a Diet, muft be al- 
 low’d alfo a roafted Chic- 
 ken after nine Days : But 
 if the Sick be fo very weak- 
 ly that he cannot bear at 
 all 5 
 
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 all the fore- mention’d Diet 
 he muft eat Chicken fpa- 
 inglyat the Beginning, in- 
 creafing his Meals by de- 
 grees. After fifteen or fix- 
 teen Days, purge with ten 
 ; Drams of the Pulp of Caf- 
 
 j fia, orfome fuch Medicine, 
 
 I and on the fame Day let 
 him drink of the Second 
 Decodion : On the Seven- 
 \ teenth Day let him return 
 to the Method above de- 
 fcrib’d ; let him take , 
 Morning and Evening, the 
 Water of the Firft Deco- 
 dion, fweat, and be diet- 
 ed as before ; only, inftead 
 ! of a Chicken, let him eat 
 half a Pullet; and towards 
 the End, fomewhat more : 
 Let him continue the fame 
 Diet to theTwentiethDay, 
 at which time, being well 
 doath’d, let him walk a- 
 bout his Chamber ; after- 
 wards purge him again, 
 and let him continue the 
 ufe of the Decodion forty 
 Days more, and let him 
 obferve an orderly Diet 
 and abftain from Women 
 and Wine. But if he nau- 
 feate the Decodion, let 
 him drink Water wherein 
 ; Annife and Feflnel have 
 been boy I’d let him eat a 
 
 fmall fupper, and, to be 
 fure, let him forbear Flefh 
 then. This Method, fome 
 think, will eradicate the 
 worft fort of Pox : But o- 
 thers hold, there is no other 
 Way of curing it, when ir 
 is deeply rooted, than by 
 the ufe of Mercury. The 
 incomparable Chirurgeon, 
 Mr. PVifemnn, mentions it 
 frequently in his excellent 
 Treatife oftheFrench-Pox. 
 Take of Guaiacum four 
 Ounces, of the Bark of the 
 fame two Ounces, of Sar- 
 faparilla eight Ounces, of 
 the Wood of Saxifrage one 
 Ounce and an half, of the 
 Shavings of Hart’s-horn 
 and Ivory, each fix Drams; 
 infufe them all Night in 
 ten Quarts of Fountain- 
 water, then boyl them in a 
 Veffel clofe ftop’d, to the 
 Confumption of a third 
 part ; add at the End, of 
 the Leaves and Roots of 
 Soap-wort two Handfuls, 
 of the Leaves of Agrimony, 
 and both the Speedwells, 
 each one Handful ; ofRai- 
 fins ftoned fix Ounces ; of 
 the Seeds of Sweet Fennel 
 and Coriander, eace fix 
 Drams ; of Spanifh Liquo- 
 rifh two Ounces ; ftrain 
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 the Liquor, and aromatize 
 it with a little Cinnamon, 
 and keep it for ufe : The 
 Patient commonly takes a 
 Qnart, or more , of this 
 Drink in a Day. Take of 
 the Leaves of Sena four 
 Ounces, of Gummy Tur- 
 bith and HermodadtyJs, 
 each two Ounces ;of Black 
 Hellebore, and the Pulp of 
 Colloquintida, each fix 
 Drams ; of Guaiacum and 
 Saxifrage rafp’d, each one 
 Ounce ; of the Bark of 
 Guaiacum, and the frelli 
 Berries of Juniper , and 
 the outward Bark of 
 Citrons , each half an 
 Ounce: of Cinnamon and 
 Cloves, each two drams ; 
 infufe them in equal Parts 
 of the Waters of Balm, 
 Meadow-fweet, and Car- 
 duus Benedict us , for the 
 fpace of forty eight Hours , 
 then boyl them gently, and 
 ftrain out the Liquor ; dif- 
 folve in it, of Aloes-Rolat. 
 two Ounces, Diagridium 
 one Ounce ; bring it to the 
 Con lift e nee of an Extract, 
 and keep it for ufe : The 
 Dofe is, from half a Dram 
 to one Dram. This is a 
 proper Purge in the French 
 Difeafe. Or, Take of the 
 
 Extradl above deferib’d 
 two Drams, of the Gum of 
 Guaiacum half a Scruple, 
 of Mercurius dulcis oneScru- 
 ple ; make Pills with the 
 Syrupof Buck-thorn.'Thefe 
 Pills are alfo ufed for the ! 
 fame Diieafe. Deftilation 
 of Guaiacum is perform’d 
 in the following manner : | 
 Take theShavingsof Guai- 
 acum, till a large Retort 
 with them, three quarters 
 full ; place it in a Rever- 
 beratory Furnace, and joyn j 
 to it a great capacious Re- 
 ceiver 5 begin the Deftilla-r 
 tion with a Fire of the Firft 
 Degree, to warm the Re- 
 tort gently, and to deftil 
 the Water which is called 
 Flegm ; continue it in this 
 condition untill there come 
 no more Drops, which is a 
 Sign that all the Flegm is 
 came ; thfow away that 
 which you find in the Re- 
 ceiver, and fitting it again 
 to the Neck of the Retort, 
 lute well the Juncftures 5 
 you mult afterwards in- 
 creafe the Fire by degrees, 
 and the Spirits and Oyl 
 will come forth in white 
 Clouds ; continue the Fire 
 until there comes no more ; 
 let the Veftels cool, and 
 unlute 1 
 
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 unlute them ; pour that 1 
 which is in the Receiver) 
 into a Tunnel lined with 
 Brown Paper, and, fet up- 
 on a Bottle, or fome other 
 Vefl'el; the Spirit will pafs 
 through j and leave the 
 black, thick, and very fae- 
 tid Oyl in the Tunnel ; 
 pour it into a Viol, and 
 keep, it for ufe. ’Tis an 
 excellent Remedy for Rot- 
 terinefs of the Bones, for 
 the Toothi-ach , and to 
 cleanfe old Ulcers. It may 
 be rectified, and may be 
 .ufed inwardly for the Fal- 
 ling-ficknefs and Palfie,and 
 to drive forth the After- 
 birth : The Dofe is, from 
 two Drops to fix, in fome 
 convenient Liquor. The 
 Spiritof Guaiacum may be 
 rectified in a Limbeck, to 
 feperate the Impurity that 
 palfes with it : It works by 
 Perfpiration,and byUrine : 
 The Dofe is, from half a 
 Dram to a Dram and an 
 half, ‘Tis likewife ufed, 
 mix’d with Water of Ho- 
 ny, to cleanfe Inveterate 
 Ulcers, you will find in < 
 the Retort the Coals of 
 Guaiacum, which you may 
 turn i nto Afhes by putti ng 
 Fife to them ; Calcine thefe 1 
 
 1 Afhes fome Hours in aPot- 
 I ter’s Furnace, then make a 
 Lee of them with Watery 
 filtrate it, and evaporate it 
 in a GJafs, or Earthen Vef- 
 fel, in Sand, there will re- 
 main the Salt of Guaia- 
 cum $ wfiich you may 
 make white by calcining it 
 in a Crucible, in a ftrong 
 Fire. This Salt is Ajperi- 
 tive, and Sudorifick ; it 
 may ferve, as dll other Al- 
 kalies, to draw the Tin- 
 ctures of Vegetables : The 
 Dofe is, from ten Grains 
 to half a Dram, in fome 
 convenient Liquor.During 
 the Defoliation you muR 
 not miike the Fire too 
 ; Itrong ; for the Spirits com- 
 ing forth with a great deal 
 of Violence, will be apt to 
 break either the Retort or 
 the Receiver. Tho’ Guai- 
 acum be a very dry Body, 
 yet abundance of Liquor is 
 drawn from it ; for, if you 
 put into the Retort four 
 pounds of this Wood, fix- 
 teen Ounces to the pound, 
 you will draw thirty nirie 
 Ounces ofSpiritapdFlegm,. 
 and five . Ounces and an N 
 ialf of Oyl ; there will re- 
 main in the Retoft nine? 
 teenOunces' of Coals, from 
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 which you may draw half 
 an Ounce, or fix Drams of 
 an Aikali-Sait. The Oyl . 
 of Guaiacum is Acrimoni- 
 ous, by reafon of the Salts 
 it has carried along with it; 
 and it is the Gravity of the 
 Salts that does precipitate 
 it to the bottom of the Wa- 
 ter. This Oyl does good i 
 for the Tooth-ach, becaufe 
 it Hops the Nerves with its 
 Ramous Parts ; hindring 
 thereby the Air from en- 
 tring. Moreover, by.means 
 of the Acrimonious Salts 
 which they contain, they 
 do diflipate a Flegm, which 
 ufes to get within the Gum, 
 and caufes Pain. Take of 
 Guaiacum, cut into fmall 
 pieces, eight Ounces ; of 
 Sarfaparilla fix Ounces, of 
 the Bark of Walnut-tree, 
 of the Roots of Fig-wort, 
 and Saxifrage, each two 
 Ounces ; Herb Hubert three 
 Handfuls, of Raifins of the 
 Sun ftoned, and of Live 
 Millepedes, each one 
 Pound; make a Bag for 
 four Gallons of New Beer. 
 This is a Diet-drink for the 
 King’s Evil. Guaiacum 
 grows in Hijpariiola , Ja- 
 maica , and feme ocher 
 Places: 
 
 ©um*8mmmuacuro. 
 
 Chute that which is with- 
 out Sand, that is pure, 
 yellow, without, and clear 
 within ; which burns clear 
 when it is fired, and foftr 
 ens, and fticks to the Hands 
 when handled, and fliesinto 
 many fhining pieces when 
 it is knock’d with an Ham- 
 mer: It will diflolve in 
 Water ; it fmells ftronger 
 than Galbanum, and hath 
 a bittcrifli Tafte. It atte- 
 nuates, and refolves, and 
 draws violently, andmoves 
 the Belly. ’Tis chiefly ufed* j 
 for Pains of the Gout, to 
 refolve the vifeid and thick 
 Mucilage of the Lungs, and 
 Mefentery ; and for obfti- 
 nateObftru&ions ofthe Li- 
 ver, Spleen, and Womb ; 
 and for the Stone. ’Tis ■ 
 ufed outwardly for a Scir- ‘ 
 rhus, for the King’s-Evil, * 
 and to diflolre other hard 
 Swellings. Gum-Ammo- 
 niack is deftill’d in the fol- 
 lowing manner : Put a 
 
 pound of GunvAmmoni- 
 ack into an Earthen Retort, 
 or a Glafs one, luted, big 
 enough for two thirds •’ 
 remain empty ; place this 
 Retort in a Reverberatory 
 Furnace, and fitting to it a 
 Receiver, 
 
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 Receiver, begin the Deftil- 
 lation with a very little 
 Fire, to warm gently the 
 Retort, and drive off, 
 Drop by Drop, a little Fleg- 
 matick Water ; when the 
 Vapours begin to appear, 
 throw out that which is in 
 the Receiver j and refit- 
 ting it, and luting clofethe 
 Joints, increafe the Fire by 
 degrees, and continue it 
 until all is come forth 5 
 then let the Veffels cool, 
 and unlute them ; pour out 
 that which is in the Re- 
 ceiver, into a Tunnel lined 
 with Brown Paper; the 
 Spirit wili pafs through, 
 and leave the thick, black 
 Oyl in the Filter: Keep it 
 in a Viol. ’Tis good for 
 the Palfie, and Hyfterical 
 Difeafes ; the difeas’d Parts 
 are rub’d with it : And it is 
 given Women to fmell to. 
 Put the Spirit into a Glafs- 
 Limbeck, and redtifie it by 
 -deftilling it in Sand : Tis a 
 good Remedy againft the 
 Plague, and all forts of 
 Malignant Difeafes. ’Tis 
 ufed in the Scurvy, and all 
 manner of Obftru&ions. 
 The Dofe is, from eight to 
 fifteen Drops. The Spirit 
 of all other Gum? may be 
 
 drawn after the fame man - 
 ner The Plaifter of Am” 
 moniaeum of the London - 
 Difpenfatory is made in the 
 following manner: Tak® 
 
 of Ammoniacum, of Bran 
 
 well fifted,each one Ounce 5 
 Ointment of Marlh-mal- 
 1 6 ws. Compound Melilot- 
 Piaifter, Roots of Briony 
 and Orris powder’d, of? 
 each halfan Ounce ; Geefe, 
 Ducks and Hens Fat, of 
 each three Drams ; ofBdel- 
 iium, and Galbanum, each 
 one Dram and an half ; 
 Reiin of the Pine, and yel- 
 low Wax, of each five 
 Ounces j Oyl of Orris and 
 Turpentine, of each an 
 O u n ce and an h al f ; boy 1 : 
 the Fats and Oyl, with 
 Mucilage ofLirjfeed and 
 Fenugreek, each threeOun- 
 ces, to the Confumption of 
 the Mucilage ; ftrain it, and 
 add the Wax, ' Refin and 
 Turpentine, the Ointment 
 ofMarfti-mallows with the 
 Plaifter of Melilot ; when 
 it begins to be cold, put in- 
 the Ammoniacum diffolv’dv 
 in Vinegar, then the Bdek 
 I'iutn powder’d, wirhr the* 
 reft of the Powders, and Id ' 
 make a Plaifter 'accotdiiigj 
 to Aw. It affwagaaand* 
 T z mollifies 
 
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 u fies hard Swellings, and 
 clilcufles the Peccant Hu- 
 foour: It ibftens the Spleen 
 when' hard, and eafes the 
 Pain of it. The Plaifter of 
 Hemlock, with Ammonia- 
 cum of the London-Dtjpen- 
 fatory is made in the fol- 
 lowing manner : Take of 
 the J-uice of the Leaves of 
 Hemlock four Onnces, of 
 Vinegar of Squills, and of 
 Gum-Ammoniacum, each 
 eight Ounces ; after due 
 Infulion, ftrain it, and re- 
 duce it to the Conliffence 
 of a Plaifter, according to 
 Art ; It eafes Pain, and al- 
 lays Inflammations. Atn- 
 moniacum is alfo u-fed in 
 fome other Plaifters of the 
 London- Difpenf a tory : Take 
 of Gum-Ammoniacum dif- 
 folv’d in Vinegar one 
 Ounce; of Ladanumand 
 Maftich, each two Drams; 
 ofOyl of Wormwood, and 
 of Wax, each a fufficient . 
 quantity : This is ufed for 
 "an Inflammation and Ab-< 
 feefs of the Liver. Syrup 
 of Ammoniacum of the 
 London-Difpenfatoryxs made 
 in the following manner : 
 Take of Maudlin and Ce- 
 trach, each four Handfuls; 
 of Common Wormwood 
 
 one Ounce ; of the Roots 
 of Succory and Afparagus, 
 and of the Bark of the 
 R oots of Capers, each two 
 Ounces ; make an Infufion 
 of them for twenty four 
 Hours: After due Prepara- 
 tion, in three Ounces of 
 White-wine, and of Simple 
 Radifh-water, and Fume- 
 tory-water,each two Pints ; 
 boyl them to a Pint and an 
 half, letthe {train’d LiquOr 
 ft and till it is clear ; dif- 
 folve a part, in four Oun- 
 ces of the {train’d Liquor, 
 when it is warm, two Oun- 
 ces of Gum- Ammoniacum, 
 diflolv’d firftinthe fharpeft 
 White- wine-Vinegar; boyl : 
 the reft to a Syrup, with a i 
 Pound and an half of Fine 
 Sugar, adding the Diflblu- 
 tron of the Gum towards 
 the End: This Syrup o- 
 pens Obftrmftions, and is 
 good for Dileafes of the \ 
 Skin: An Ounce of it, or j 
 fomewhat more, may be 
 raken at a time, 
 
 <0tmt^ralHC&, in La- 
 tin Gummi Arabicum ’Tis 
 the Gum or Juice of an E - 
 gyptian Thorn : The moft 
 tranfpareiit, and whiteft s 
 is the beft. It will eafily'’ 
 
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 diflolve in Water • it miti- 
 gates Acrimony, and is 
 good for Fluxes, Coughs, 
 and Catarrhs. Take of the 
 Roots of the Greater Com- 
 frey two Ounces, of the 
 Leaves of Plantane and 
 Moufe-ear, each oneHand- 
 ful; of the Tops of Mal- 
 lows andMaiden-hair each 
 half an Handful; of Li- 
 quorifh ral'p’d half an 
 Ounce ; of Fine Flower 
 ; and Gum-Arabick, of Tra- 
 gacanth and Bole-Armoni- 
 ack, each one Dram ; of 
 the Seeds of Lettice and 
 Purflain, each one Dram ; 
 of the Seeds of Red Rofes 
 one Pugil ; make a Deco- 
 <ftion in Rain-water to one 
 Pint and an half ; ftrain it, 
 andfweeten it with Sugar; 
 make a Julep : Take eight 
 Ounces every Morning for 
 ten or twelve Days. This 
 is good for an Ulcer of the 
 Reins or Bladder. Take 
 of the Roots of Marlh- 
 mallows and the Greater 
 Comfrey dried, each two 
 ! Drams ; of Gum-Arabick, 
 and of the Gum of Cherry 
 and Prune-tree, each one 
 Dram • of Olibanum and 
 1 Myrrh, each four Scru- 
 ples; of the Seeds of White 
 
 Poppy and Winter-Cher- 
 ries, each one Dram and 
 an half; of Camphire two 
 Scruples; powder them all 
 very fine ; and having ad- 
 ded of Cerufs of Antimony 
 a third part of the weight 
 of all the reft, make a Mai’s 
 for Pills with a fufficient 
 quantity ofFew/ce-Turpen- 
 tine : The Dofe is, one 
 Dram, Mbrningand Even- 
 ing. Thefe are excellent 
 Pills for the fame purpofe. 
 But if the Turpentine 
 fliould occafion Pain, Juice 
 of Liquorifli, diflolv’d in 
 Pellitory-water, may be 
 ufed inftead of it. 
 
 0 um=Caranna t The 
 
 Indians ufe it for Tumors, 
 and all forts of Pain. ’Tis 
 commended for thofe Dif- 
 eafes which Tacamahaca is 
 wont to cure ; but it is 
 more effectual than that. 
 ’Tis brought fvomCarthage. 
 Take of Gum-Elemi and 
 Turpentine, each half and 
 Ounce; of 01ibanum,Ma~ 
 ftichandGum-Tragacanth 
 each three Drams ; ofBolc- 
 Armoniack one Ounce and 
 and half ; of the Seeds of 
 Nigella, Myrtle and Ba- 
 lauftians, each one Dram ; 
 
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 of Euphorbium one Scru- 
 ple, of Amber two Drams, 
 of Burgundy-Pitch eight 
 Ounces, of Gum-Caranna 
 ten Drams , of Oyl of 
 Cloves, and Peruvian Bal- 
 fam, each fix grains ; min- 
 gle them, and make a Plai- 
 fter according to Art, to be 
 applied to the Neck. 
 
 <PUttt*Co$al» ’Tis ve- 
 ry deaf, and tranfparent. 
 The Indians tile it in their 
 Sacrifices, for Perfumes : 
 And their Priefts ufe it fo 
 frequently in their Tem- 
 ples, that when the Spa- 
 niards cameinto thofe Parts 
 firft, they fmelt it, ’Tis 
 good for cold Dileafes ot 
 the Head ; and may ferve 
 inftead of Frankincenfe , 
 and Gum-Anitne* ’Tis al- 
 alfo very good for frefli 
 Wounds. It tomes from 
 the iVeft -Indies. 
 
 d>um^®lcmu ’Tis of 
 the Colour and. Confidence 
 of Wax; it taftes fome* 
 what bitte-rifh, and fmells 
 likeFennel.lt difeufles Tu- 
 mours, cleanfes Sordid Ul- 
 cers, and Cicatrized them. 
 ’Tis of excellent Virtue 
 in Wounds of the Head, 
 
 and therefore Practitioners 
 always ufe it in Plaifters 
 and Ointments for Fra- 
 ctures of the Scull, and 
 Woundsr of the Head. 
 The Plafter of Gum-Elemi 
 of the London-Difpcnf ataxy 
 is made in the . following 
 manner Take of Gum- 
 Elemi four Ounces, of Re- 
 fin of the Pine, and pure 
 Wax, and Ammoniaeum, 
 each two Ounces ; of Tur- 
 pentine three Ounces and 
 an half, of MaIaga~Sack a 
 diffident quantity ; boyl ! 
 them to the Camfumption 
 of the Wine, then add the 1 
 
 Ammoniaeum diflblv’d in i 
 
 Vinegar, and make a Plai* 
 fter. Ointment or Lini- j 
 ment of Gum-Elemi of the 
 London~Difpenfatory[sma.de 
 in the following manner : 
 Take of Gum-Elemi , of 
 Turpentine of the . Firr- I 
 tree, each one Ounce and 
 an half; of Old Sheep’s* I 
 Suet cleans’d two Ounces, 
 of Old Hog’s- Oreafb, one 
 Ounce ; make ; an Oint- 
 ment. ‘Tis ufed chiefly 
 for Wounds and Ulcers 
 of the Head ; but, iris 
 alfo good for Ulcers in 
 any Part of the Body.? 
 , It cleanfes, and incarns. : 
 
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 and it very agreeable to 
 the Body. 
 
 Tis a 
 
 concreted Juice, of a yel- 
 low Colour ; and if it be 
 moiften’d with Spittle, it 
 becomes more yellow. 
 What Plant it comes from 
 is uncertain ; but it is a 
 great Commodity in the 
 Eaft-Jndics. Take of Gum- 
 Gotta eight Grains, of Con- 
 serve of Rofes three Drams, 
 of Oyl ofMace one Drop : 
 Or, Take of Gum-Gotta 
 fix Grains, diffolve it in a 
 Sufficient quantity of frefh 
 Broth. It purges Watery 
 Humours. 
 
 ’Tis a Juice 
 of an Indian Tree, called 
 Malus Indica Lufitanis’Tis 
 not certainly known how 
 it is- made j for, what Gar- 
 cias fays, of its being made 
 by winged Ants, as Bees 
 make Hony, docs not feem 
 probable ; but it rather 
 Sweats out of the very 
 Tree, or from the Branch- 
 es of it, at fet Times, and 
 grows to the Form we fee 
 ic with the Heat of the 
 Sun. The' belt comes from 
 ffegu and 'Martaban Tis 
 
 Twofold 5 namely, Setd- 
 lac , or SbtlJac : ’Tis alfo 
 Factitious. It attenuates, 
 and opens, and purifies the 
 Blood, and provokesSweat, 
 and is Diuretick.’Tis chief* 
 ly ufed in Obftrudtions of 
 the Liver, Spleen, andGall- 
 Bladder. ’Tis good in a 
 Dropfie, for the Jaundice, 
 an Afthma, and Impoft- 
 humes of the Lungs ; to 
 expel Malignity , and to 
 force the Courfes. The 
 Species called Dialacca is 
 much commended by moft 
 Phyiiciarrs, and is made in 
 the following manner’: 
 Take of Gum-Lac prepa- 
 red, and of the Roots of 
 Rhaponticum, each three 
 Drams; of Schaenanth, J«- 
 dian Spikenard, Maitich, 
 of the Juice of Wormwood 
 and Agrimony thicken’d, 
 of the Seed of Sm allage, 
 Bifhop’s-weed, Fennel, An- 
 rwfc, Savine, Bitter Al r 
 monds, Cleands , Myrrh, 
 Zedoary , the Roots of 
 Madder, Afarabacca , of 
 Birth worr Long and 
 Round, and of Gentian , 
 of Saffron, Cinnamon, dri- 
 ed- Hyfop, Woody- CaiTia^ 
 and Bdellium, of each -one 
 Dram and an half ; of 
 
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 Black Pepper and Ginger, 
 each one pram 3 make a 
 powder according to Art. 
 Sealing-wax is made of 
 Gum-Lac : The fine, hard 
 Sealing- wax is made of fine 
 Gum- Lac, Melted in an 
 Earthen Veflel, into which 
 a fufficient quantity of the 
 colour is put, and mix’d 
 well together - y then take it 
 off the Fife, and make it 
 lip into Rolls, or Sticks. 
 Red Wax is colour’d With 
 choice Vermillion 3 Blue 
 Wax with Blue Bice , 
 Smalt , or Ultramarine 3 
 Green Wax with Green 
 Bice, . Verdigreafe, or the 
 like 3 BlackWax with Ivo- 
 ry, or Cherry- ftone-Blackj 
 Purple Wax, with Red j 
 Lake, and the like. Coarfe, 
 hard Sealing-wax is made 
 in the following manner : 
 Take of Shel-lac twelve 
 Ounces ; of Refin and, 
 choice Vermillion, each fix 
 Ounces 3 melt them, and 
 mix them together 3 and 
 when they are of a due 
 Heat make them into 
 Sticks. You may fet a 
 Glofs upon them, by gent- 
 ly heating them, in a na- 
 ked Charcoal-fire , and 
 rubbing them with a Cloth] 
 p# rhey are cold. j 
 
 d&um^gDPanum or 
 
 Frankjncenfe , in Latin Oil- 
 banum. It heats, dries, and 
 is - fomewhat aftfingent. 
 ’Tis chiefly uled inwardly, 
 for Difeales of the Head 
 and Brealt, and for Fluxes 
 of the Belly and Womb, 
 and for a Cough, and Spit- 
 ting of Blood. But the In- 
 ternal Ufe of it is much 
 difliked by forne 3 for they 
 fay it occafions Madnefs. 
 ’Tis ufed outwardly for 
 Fumes to ftrengthen the 
 Head, and to ftpp Catarrhs. 
 It incarns Ulcers, and cures 
 Wounds. Mix’d with Lard, 
 it cures Chilblains. It eafes 
 the Pain of Ulcers of the 
 Fundament, powder’d, and 
 mix’d with Milk., .’Tis 
 mingled with Blaifters, 
 Ointments andBalfams, to 
 cleanfe and incarn Ulcers 
 and Wounds. But the chief 
 ufe of it is in Fradiures of 
 the Scull 3 being powder’d, 
 and mix’d with the White 
 of an Egg, and applied to 
 the Temples, it does good 
 for an Hemicrania,and the 
 Head-ach. Infus’d infweet 
 Wine, and drop’d hot into 
 the Ears, it eafes the Pain 
 of them, and cures Ulcers 
 in them. The Bark o£ 
 
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 T" - -wr 
 
 4 - 
 
 Frankincpnfe is more efte- 
 iftual thanrheFrankincenfe 
 it i'elf, and is more aftrin- 
 gent. The Smoke of Fran- 
 kincenle was formerly ti fed* 
 to take off Inflammations 
 of rhe Eyes, and to flop 
 Fluxes : But it is not ufed; 
 now-a-days. But the moft 
 ancient and remarkable ufe 
 of it was in holy Things ; 
 for they facrificed and per- 
 fume their Temples with 
 it : And the lame ufe is 
 made of it now-a-days in 
 Chirftian Churches. It has 
 been alfo ufed, which isvery 
 ft range, in all Ages, and in; 
 all Nations, and by People^ 
 of all forts of Religions, to 
 purifie the Bodies of the 
 Dead. It was called Oli- 
 banum by the Greekj, from 
 an Ajfyrian Youth of that 
 Name ; who, as it is fa- 
 buloufly reported, being 
 malicioufly flain for his pi- 
 ous Behaviour towards the 
 Gods, was turn'd into this 
 Shrub, called Arbor Thuri- 
 fera. Upon which Ac- 
 count they affirm, that no- 
 thing is more pleafing to 
 the Gods than the Smellof 
 Frankincenfe. 
 
 0um*3DpoiJ«ina)e : See 
 |0a«ar HercUlv. 
 i • 
 
 ©um^agapenHm.Thc 
 
 Plant, whole Juice it is, : .i$ 
 unknown. It opens difcuC- 
 fes, attenuates and clcanfes. 
 *Tis uled for pains of the 
 Side and Breaft, and for 
 Ruptures. It cleanfes the 
 Lungs of thick matter that 
 fticks to them. ’Tis uled 
 in theFalling-ficknefs, and 
 for Difeales of the Spleen, 
 and the Pallie, it provokes 
 the Courfes ; and, taken in 
 Wine, it cures thofe that 
 are bit by Venomous Crea- 
 tures. It takes oft* Mo- 
 ther-fits, being held to the 
 Noftrfls with Vinegar. 
 ’Tis reckon’d among the 
 ftrongeft Purgers 5 but Me- 
 fue fays, it hurts the Sto- 
 mach and Liver. It may 
 be corrected with fuch 
 Things as are aftrin- 
 geot, and preferve the 
 Tone , as, with Ma- 
 ffick, Spike, and the 
 like. Schroder reckons the 
 Virtues , in fliort , thus : 
 ’Tis Very drawing : It 
 purges clammy, grols and 
 watery Humours from 
 the Stomach, Guts, Womb, 
 Reins, Brain, Nerves, Joints, 
 and Breaft j wherefore it 
 is good forDropfies, Old 
 Coughs, 
 
G U ( 282 ) 
 
 G U 
 
 Coughs, an Afthma, the 
 Headach,Convulfions,Fal- 
 ling-ficknefs, Palfie, Ob- 
 ftru&ions and Tumors of 
 the Spleen, for the Cholick, 
 to provoke the Courfesand 
 the Urine: But it is not to 
 be u fed to Women with 
 Child, for it kills the Child. 
 *Tis good outwardly for a 
 Pleurifie, and other Tu- 
 mors ; for it refolves and 
 eafes Pain. The Fume of 
 it takes off a Fit of the Fal- 
 ling-ficknefs ; and cures the 
 little Excrefcencies on the 
 Eye-lids called Hordeola. 
 Take of Gum-Sagapenum 
 and Ammoniacum , each 
 half a Dram ; of Diagri- 
 dium fix Grains , of the 
 Troches of Alhandal four 
 Grains ; make Pills with 
 Syrup of Betony. 
 
 dUum^aimoila, ’Tis 
 fo called becaufe it aggluti- 
 nates Fiefh. ’Tis beft when 
 it is: frefh, and of a palifli 
 Colour j for, when it is old 
 it grows reddifh. It has: a. 
 bitter Tafte, and is of a 
 porous Subftance,[and eafi- 
 ly diffo!ves in Water. It 
 heats and dries, and is 
 aft rin gent. It confolidates, 
 glutinates, ri e is and con- 
 
 codts. 'Tis chiefly ufed 
 for cicatrizing and healing 
 Wounds. ’Tis excellent for 
 Fluxions, 'for the Albugo 
 and Nubecula of the Eyes, 
 being infus’d in Woman's 
 or Afles Milk, and mix’d ; 
 with Rofe-water. 
 
 ^eama|iaca.‘Tis I 
 
 much ufed by the Indians , 
 in Tumors of all kinds, in 
 any part of the Body. It l 
 wonderfully refolves, ri- 
 pens, and difeuffes. It takes 
 away all Pains proceeding 
 from Cold and Fiegmatick 
 Humours. The Fume of ! 
 of it takes off Mother-fits. 
 ’Tis commonly applied in 
 the form of a Plaifter, to 
 the Navel in Hyfterick 
 Difeafes. It flops all De- \ 
 fluxions from the Head, 
 being’ wrap’d in a Cloth, \ 
 andapplied behind theEars. 
 Be mg applied in the form : 
 of a Plaifter to theTempleSj 
 it diverts Defluxions on the 
 Eyes,and other parts of the 
 Face. It cures the Toothw 
 ach, the Hollow Tooth be- 
 ing ftop’d with it. An ex- 
 cellent Stomach-Plaifter is 
 made of it, and a third part 
 of Stroraxv and, a Kttle Am- 
 ber-greafej for it ftresgrh- 
 ens 1 
 
G U ( *8; ) G U 
 
 ens the Stomach, provokes 
 Appetite, and helps Con r 
 codtion, and expels Wind. 
 ’Tis of excellent Virtue in 
 Pains of the Hips, and for 
 Difeafes of the joints, pro- 
 ceeding from cold Hu- 
 mours. . Monardes adds a 
 third partofWax, to make 
 it ftick the better. This 
 Plaiiter is very good for 
 Swellings and Hardnefs ol 
 the Spleen. 
 
 <H5ttm^tagacantf>» it 
 
 flows from the Root, being 
 cut. That which is brought 
 to us is glutinous, white, or 
 yellow, and of a fweetifh 
 Tafte. The Water where- 
 in it is infus’d becomes 
 clammy and mucilaginous. 
 It opens Obftrudtions, and 
 attemperates Acrimony. It 
 is ufed in Medicines for the 
 Eyes, and for Coughs and 
 Hoarfnefs, and Deitillation 
 in a Linctus with Hony. 
 A Dram of it being dil- 
 folv’d, and taken in a pro- 
 per Liquor, mix’d with 
 Burnt Hart’s- horn and a 
 little Allum , eafes the 
 Pain of the Kidneys, and 
 Erofions of the Bladder. 
 ’Tis good for the Bloody 
 Flux, in Clyfters. Asd dif- 
 
 folv’d in Milk or Rofe-wa- 
 ter, it takes off Rednefs 
 of the Eyes, and hops fliarp 
 Defoliations on them. A 
 Mucilage of it is made in 
 Water, to form other Me* 
 dicines; for inftance, Tn> 
 ches, ’Tis an Ingredient of 
 the Syrup of Hyfop of the 
 Londan*DifpenJatoiy, which 
 is made in the following 
 manner: Take of the Roots 
 of Smallage, Parfly, Fen- 
 nel, Liquorifli cut, each ten 
 Drams ; ofjujebsand Se- 
 beftines, each fifteen pair ; 
 of Raifins cleans’d one 
 Ounce and an half ; Figs, 
 and fat Dates, ofeach nuiru 
 ber Ten ; of the Seeds of 
 Mallows, Quinces, and of 
 Gum-Tragacanth, tied up 
 in a Rag ; each three 
 Drams ; of Hyfop mode- 
 rately dried ten Drams, of 
 Maidefi-hair fix Drams ; 
 alt being prepar’d, infufe 
 them twenty four Hours 
 in eight pints of Barly-wa- 
 ter, then bbyl them in B. 
 M. and (train them out 
 hard ; to the clear Liquor 
 add fix Pounds and an half 
 of Fine Sugar, make a Sy- 
 rup in B. M. It corro- 
 borates the Breaft and 
 Lungs, and is excellent for 
 Coughs. H. 
 
HE ( 284 ) HE 
 
 ri. 
 
 VjCOge^pfop, or ra- 
 
 *'*■ ther Watcr-Hyfop, in 
 Latin, Gratiola. ’Tis an 
 excellent Remedy to purge 
 Watery and Cholerick Hu- 
 mours, which it draws 
 from the moft remote 
 Parts, and evacuates them 
 by Vomit and Stool ; and 
 by confequence mult be of 
 good ufe in a Dropfie, for 
 the Yellow Jaundice, and 
 for Pains of the Hips. It 
 may be taken in Powder, 
 or green, in a Deco&ion ; 
 But becaufe it works fo 
 violently, it ought to be 
 corrected with Ginger, Sal 
 Gemma, Ginnamon, or the 
 like. ’Tis very bitter, and 
 kills Worms, and carries 
 off the Matter occafioning 
 them. Being bruis’d, and 
 applied, it cures Wounds 
 quickly. It grows in Ger. 
 many, and Italy, and fome 
 Parts of France. 
 
 l^eltacrope , in Latin 
 Heliotropium rnajus. The 
 Herb cures Warts, being 
 rulfd upon them. ’Tis ve- 
 
 ry effectual in a Carciono- 
 ma, and for Gangrenous 
 Ulcers, and King’s-Evil- 
 Swellings. The Leaves 
 lprinkled with Role-water, 
 and applied to the Head , 
 eafe the Pain of it. A De- 
 codtion made of the .Leaves 
 and Cummin, expels Gra- 
 vel, and kills Worms. 
 
 l^ermonactpte, in La- 
 tin Hcrmodaftylus. Botanifts 
 do not agree about Hermo- 
 dadtylsof the Shops. Some 
 fay they are the Roots of 
 Colchicum : Others deny 
 it And the more Learn’d 
 and Skilful make them to 
 be different things. Take 
 of Hermodadtyls powder’d 
 half a Dram, of Aloes-Suc- 
 cotrine one Scruple , of 
 Powder of Cummin fix 
 Grains; make Pills accord- 
 ing to Art. Or, Take of 
 White-wine three Ounces, 
 of Hermodadtyls powder’d 
 two Drams, of Powder of 
 Ginger one Scruple ; min- 
 gle them, and let them ftand 
 in Infufionall Night; {train 
 it, and add an Ounce and 
 an half of Syrup ofBetony, 
 and make a Draught. Mag- 
 gravius mentions thefePflls, 
 and this Potion amongft his 
 Phleg- 
 
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 H Y ( 28; ) J A 
 
 Phlegrtiagoges. Plaifter of 
 Hefmoda&yls of the Lon- 
 don-DiJpnfatory is' made 
 in the following manner : 
 Take of the Plaifter called 
 Diachalcitis eight Ounces, 
 of Burgundy -Yitch melted 
 and ftrain’d four Ounces ; 
 of White Fenice-S oap, and 
 New Yellow Wax, each 
 three Ounces ; of Butter of 
 Oranges one Ounce ; jof 
 the Seeds of Ctimmin and 
 Hermodadyls , each one 
 Ounce and an half ; of the 
 Leaves of dried Worm- 
 wood, of the Flowers of 
 Camomile, and of Floren- 
 tine- Orris, each half an 
 Ounce ; powder fine thofe 
 Things which are to be 
 powder’d , and make a 
 Plaifter according to Aft. 
 
 the Juice, and thicken it in 
 the Sun, and keep if for 
 ufe. Take of Conferve of 
 Rofes, and of the Roots of 
 the greater Comfrey, each 
 two Ounces $ of Seal’d 
 Earth , Bole-Armoniack, 
 Dragon’s-Blood, Red Co- 
 ral, of the Laps Hematites , 
 and Troches dc Carrabc , of 
 each oneDram ; of Hypo- 
 ciftis,the Grains ofKermes, 
 and the Seeds of Plantain, 
 each one Scruple, with e- 
 qual parts of Syrup of Pop- 
 pies and Myrtles make an 
 Opiate i of which take the 
 quantity of a Nutmeg 
 Morning and Evening ,■ 
 drinking upon it a little 
 Plantain-water. This is 
 ufed for Voiding of Blood 
 by Urine. 
 
 or Rap of 
 Cifiusy in Latin Qrobr ancle.' 
 It grows from the Roots of 
 all the Sorts of Ciftus. ’Tis 
 
 very effectual for all Flux- 
 es; as, of Blood, theFluxcs 
 cfWomen, and for Celiack 
 and Dyfenterick Difeafes. 
 *Tis alio good to ftrengthen 
 any Part. ’Tis now adays 
 prepar’d in the following 
 manner: They beat the 
 (rdhFlowersjand prefs out 
 
 J 0lap, in Latin Jalapitm, 
 The Root of it is like 
 Mechoacan, but it is co- 
 ver’d with a black Bark, 
 and is brownifh within. It 
 comes to us fliced from In- 
 dia. Irtaftes Gummy, but 
 not unpleafant. Tis ftrong- 
 
J A 
 
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 J A 
 
 er than the common White 
 Mechoacan, for it purges 
 Watery Humours better. 
 4 Dram of the Powder of 
 it may be given at a time. 
 The purgative .Quality . re- 
 fides .in the Refin. Refin, 
 or Majcftery of Jalap is 
 made in the following man- 
 ner: put a Pound of Jalap, 
 grofly powder’d, into a 
 large Matrafs ; pour upon 
 it Spirit of Wine Alcoho- 
 liz’d, until it be four Fin- 
 gers above the matter ; 
 Itqp theMatrafsjwith ano- 
 ther, whole Neck enters 
 into it ; and luting the Jun- 
 ctures with a wet Bladder, 
 digeft .it three Days in a 
 Sand-heat ; the Spirit of 
 Wine will receive a red 
 TinCture, decant it, and 
 then pour more upon the 
 Jalap, , proceed as before ; 
 and mixing your Diflblu- 
 tipns, filtrate them through 
 Brown Paper; put that 
 which you have filtrated in- 
 to a Glafs-Cucurbite, and 
 deftil in a Vaporous Bath 
 two thirds of the Spirit of 
 Wine, which may ferve 
 you. another time for the 
 fame Operation ; pour that 
 which remains at the Bot- 
 tom of the Cucurbite, into 
 
 a large Earthen Pan, fill'd 
 with Water, and it will 
 turn into a Milk, which 
 youmuft leave a Day to 
 fettle, and then feparate 
 the Water by Inclination ; 
 you will find the Refin at 
 bottom, like unto Turpen-? 1 
 dne ; wafh it feveral times 
 with Water, and dry it in 
 the Sun, it will grow hard 
 like common Refin ; pow- 
 der it fine, and it will be-* j 
 come white ; keep it in a 
 Viol. It purges Serofities; -, ] 
 ’Tis given in Dropfies, and j 
 for all ObftruCtions. The 
 Dole, is, fro m four to twelve 
 Grains, mix’d in an Ele- 
 ctuary , or elfe in Pills. , j 
 The Refins of Turbith, 
 Scammony and Benjamin 
 may be drawn after the 
 fame manner. If you ufe 
 fixteen Ounces of Jalap, 
 you will draw an Ounce 
 and fix Drams of Refin. 
 You muft obferve to give 
 the Refin of Jalap always 
 mix’d with fomething elfe. , 
 that may feparate its parts ; 
 for if it be taken alone, it 
 will be apnto adhere to the 
 Membrane of thelnteftines, 
 and fo caufe Ulcers by 
 its Acrimonious Quality. 
 Morejpyer , Apothecaries - 
 ftiguld 
 
J A 
 
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 fhould obferve to mix it in 
 a little Yolk of an Egg 
 when they would dilfoive 
 it in a Potion ; for it {ticks 
 to the Mortar, like Tur- 
 pentine, when it is inoift- 
 en’d with any aqueous Li- 
 quor. It may be likewife 
 incorporated with fome E- 
 ledtuary, and then eafi- 
 ly dilfolves. Twelve Grains 
 of this Refin work as much 
 as a Dram of Jalap in fub- 
 itance. But I have always 
 oblerv’d in my Practice, 
 that the Powder of Jalap 
 works better and iurer 
 than the Refin. Take of 
 Lenitive Eledtuary two 
 Drams, of the Cream of 
 Tartar half a Dram, of 
 powder of Jalap two Scru- 
 ples j make a Bolus with a 
 luffi dent quantity of Syrup 
 of Buck-thorn j add three 
 Drops of Oyl of Juniper. 
 This purges ftrongly Wa- 
 tery Humours. For weak- 
 ly People ufe the following 
 Medicine : Take of Leni- 
 tive Ele&uary one Dram, 
 of Cream of Tartar half a 
 Dram, of Powder of Jalap 
 one Scruple, of Rhubarb 
 powder’d ten Grains ; with 
 a.fufficient quantity of Sy- 
 rup of Rofes Solutive, and 
 
 three Drops of Oyl of Ju- 
 niper, make a Bolus. 
 
 in Latin Battata Canadenfis. 
 It frequently grows in Gar- 
 dens here in England. The 
 Root of it taftes well, and 
 is eaten with Butter and 
 Ginger, and fometimes ba- 
 ked in a Pye : But how- 
 ever it be drefs’d, it is 
 windy and offenfive to ths 
 Stomach. 
 
 The 3rfutt’0^l5arkj in 
 
 Latin China-China , Arbor 
 Eebrifuga Peruviana, Puhis 
 Patrum, or PulvaCardinalts. 
 a noted Merchant, and an 
 honeft Man, who liv’d ma- 
 ny Years in Peru , and pub- 
 lilh’d an Account of this 
 Tree , written in Italian 
 fays, it grows in Regno Qui- 
 tenfi, in a peculiar place ^ 
 which the Indians call Lo- 
 ca, or Loia. The Powder 
 of the Bark, given in a due 
 quantity, is the moft cer- 
 tain and fafe Remedy for 
 the Cure of an Ague. The 
 incomparable Phyfician , 
 t)r. Thomas Sydenham catted 
 it the only Specitick for A- 
 gues: Says he, (treating of 
 the Cure of Agues) Where 
 
( 2 % ) 
 
 J_E 
 
 I bad found the Inconvenien- 
 ces that proceed from Eva- 
 cuations , and well weighing 
 the Matter , I fuppos'd. that 
 Jefuit’ s-Powdcr would be the 
 tnojl certain Cure. And, 
 indeed, I can truly affirm 
 notwithstanding the Preju- 
 dice of the Common-Peo 
 pie, and of fome few of the 
 Learned, that Ijnevcr found 
 any Injuty by the ufe of it, 
 nor can imagine any ; only 
 they that have uled it a 
 long time, are feiz’d tome- 
 times with a Scorbutick 
 Rheumatifm, but this hap- 
 pens rarely ; and when it 
 does, ’tis eafily cured by 
 the following Medicines : 
 Take of Conferve of freffi 
 Garden-Scurvy -grafs two 
 Ounces, of Wood-Sorrel 
 one Ounce, of the Com- 
 pound-water ofWake-Ro- 
 bin fix Drams ; with a dif- 
 fident quantity of Syrup of 
 Oranges, make an Electua- 
 ry : Take two Drams of it 
 three times a Day, for the 
 fpace of a Month ; drink- 
 ing upon it fix Spoonfuls 
 of the following Water : 
 Take of Garden-Scurvy- 
 grafs eight Handfuls ; pf 
 Water-crefle$, Brook-lime, 
 Sage and Mint; each four 
 
 JE ^ 
 
 Handfuls; the Bark of fix 
 Oranges, of JBruifed Nut- 
 meg halfan Ounce ; infufe 
 them in fix Quarts of BrunJ- , 
 iv/c^-Mum,ddtiithem;in a 
 common Still, and drawoff 
 three Quarts ofWater.Be- 
 ing called to a Patient that j 
 has a Quartan- Ague, (up- 
 pofe, tor Inftance, on a 
 Monday ; and if the Fit be 
 to come that Day, I tell 
 then nothing ; only, to en- . 
 courage the Patient, I tell , 
 him he will have no’ more 
 Fits than that. To which 
 End, I give the Bark in the 
 following manner, on TueJ- 
 day and PVedticfday : Take' 
 of jefuit’s-powffer one 
 Ounce, make an Elecffuary. | 
 
 • with a fufficent quantify of 
 Syrup of July-ffowers, or 
 of dried Rofes, to be di- 
 vided imp twelve Parts ; 
 
 , whereof, let him take one 
 every fourth Hour, begin- ! 
 ning prefently after the Fit 
 is off', drinking upon it a 
 Draught of any Wine. But 
 if the Patient can take Pills 
 beft, Take qf the JefuffV 
 powder on? Ounce, yyith a 
 fufficient quantity ofSyrup 
 pf July-fjowcrs^niake Pills 
 of a moderate bignefs ; 
 whereof, let him take fi^ 
 every 
 
( 289 ) 
 
 J E 
 
 J E 
 
 every fourth Hour. But it 
 islefstroublefome, and full 
 as good, that an Ounce of 
 this Powder be mingled 
 with a Quart of Claret, and 
 that eight or nine Spoonfuls 
 of it be taken at the fame 
 times abovemention’d. On 
 T hurfday, which is the fit 
 Day, I order nothing ; be- 
 caufe, moft commonly, no 
 Fit comes then ; the Re- 
 licks of the Feverilh Matter 
 being put oft' by the ufual 
 Sweats which comes to- 
 wards the End of the pre- 
 ceeding Fit , carry it off ■> 
 and the Provision for a new 
 Fit being intercepted by the 
 repeated Juice of the Pow- 
 der, on the Days betwixt 
 the Fits. But, left the Ague 
 fhould return again, eight 
 Daysexacftly from the time 
 wherein the Sick took the 
 laft Dofe, I give the fame 
 quantity of the Powder ; 
 namely, an Ounce, divided 
 into twelve Parts, accord- 
 ing to the Method above- 
 defcrib’d. But tho’ the Re- 
 petition of it once does ve- 
 ry often cure the Difeafe. 
 yet the Sick is not wholly 
 out of Danger, unlefs his 
 Phyfician repeat it the third 
 or the fourth time,' at the 
 
 fame diftances above- men- 
 tion'd ; efpecially if the 
 Blood has been weaken’d 
 by foregoing Evacuations, 
 or if the Patient has un- 
 warily expos’d himfelf to 
 the cold Air. But, tho* 
 this Remedy has no Purga- 
 tive Quality in it, yet by 
 reafon of the peculiar Tem- 
 per of fome Bodies, it often 
 happens, that the Sick is as 
 violently purg’d by the ufe 
 of it , as if he had taken 
 fome ftronge Purge : In this 
 Cafe it is neceflary to give 
 Laudanum with it 5 and 
 therefore I order ten Drops 
 cf Laudanum to be put in- 
 to Wine, and to be taken 
 after every other Dofe of 
 the Powder, if the Loof- 
 nefs continues. The above- 
 mention’d Method cures 
 alfo Quotidian and Terti- 
 an-Agues. But tho Tertian 
 and Quotidian- Agues feem 
 wholly to intermit after a 
 Fit or two,yet many times 
 they appear like continual 
 Fevers, j and there is only 
 Remiffion of the Fever on 
 the Days theFit fhould in- 
 termit ; efpecially when 
 the Sick hath been kept in 
 bed altogether, or has been 
 puniih’d with an hot Me- 
 U thod 
 
J E ( 290 ) J E 
 
 tftod and Medicines, that 
 are defign’d to drive out 
 the Fever by Sweat. In 
 this Cale we muftlay hold 
 of the leaft RemiiFion, and 
 give the Poowder every 
 fourth Hour ; left, whilft 
 we attend on the Fit, there 
 fhould not be time enough 
 for the Powder to work 
 upon th Blood. But fee- 
 ing there are fome that can- 
 not take the Bark, neither 
 in the form of a Powder, 
 nor of an Elecftuary , or 
 Pills, I give to thefe an In- 
 fofion of it made in the 
 Cold : I infufe for fome 
 time two Ounces of the 
 Bark, grofly powder’d, in 
 a Quart of Rhenifh-wine 
 ana four Ounces of the laid 
 Infufidn feems to contain 
 the Virtue of one Dram of 
 the Powder ; and becauie 
 it is not unpieafant , nor 
 does opprefs the Stomach, 
 it may be taken as often 
 again as any other Form of 
 this Medicine j namely, till 
 it has cured the Ague. 
 Sometimes it happens, that 
 before this Difeafe forms it 
 felf into Regular Fits, the 
 Sick, by reafon of continual 
 Vomiting, cannot contain 
 the Bark in the Stomach 
 
 in what Form foever it is 
 caken. In- this Cafe, the 
 Vomiting mull be firltltop- 
 ped , before the Bark is' 
 given : To which End I 
 order, that fix or eight 
 dines, in the Space of two 
 Hours, the Sick take one 
 Scruple of Salt of Worm, 
 wood, in one Spoonful of 
 the Juice of Limons frefn 
 prels’d out ; afterwards fix- J 
 teen Drops of Liquid Lau- 
 danum, in a Spoonful of | 
 ftrong Cinnamon-water 9 
 and loon after, if the Vo- 
 miting be ftop’d, let him 
 take the Jefuit’s-powder. 
 For Infants, whofe tender 
 Age can fcarce bear this 
 Remedy in any otherForm, , 
 at leaft, fo much of it as 
 may be fufficient to cure 
 the Difeafe, I preferibe the 
 following Julap : Take of 
 Biack-Cherry-water and 
 Rhenifh-wine , each two 
 Ounces ; of the Jeluit’s- , 
 powder three Drams, of 
 Syrup of july-flowers onej 
 Ounce ; mingle them, and 
 make a Julap; give aSpoon- 
 ful or two, according to the 
 Age of the’ Child, every 
 fourth Hour, till the Dif- 
 eafe is cured ; dropping in- 
 to every other Dole, if there 
 
 be 
 
J E ( 291 ) J E 
 
 be a Loofnefs, a Drop 01 
 two of Liquid Laudanum. 
 As to Diet, let the Sick eat 
 and drink what his Sto- 
 mach craves , Summer- 
 bruits and cold Liquors on- 
 ly excepted j and let him 
 drink Wine moderately , 
 for his ordinary Drink ; by 
 which alone, I have reco- 
 ver’d feme, whole Bodies, 
 by reafon of the frequent 
 Returns ofthe Ague, have 
 always eluded the Saluti- 
 ferous Virtue of the Bark. 
 The Difeafe being taken oil 
 all manner of Evacuations 
 are carefully to be avoided; 
 for the gentled Purge, nay, 
 a Clyfter only of Milk and 
 Sugar, will be apt to occa- 
 fion a Relapfe. But this 
 excellent Bark does nor on- 
 . ly cure Agues, ’tis alfo fre- 
 quently ufed, by the beft 
 Phyficians, for Continual 
 Fevers, in the Gout, and 
 for Hyfterick Difeat'es,and 
 the Feverthat accompanies 
 Confumptions, commonly 
 called the Hedlick Fever, 
 the Bark being given in In- 
 fufion, and fweeten’d with' 
 Syrup of Rasberries. Put 
 if, with an Hedtick Fever, 
 the Confumptive Patient 
 be alio affii&ed with a 
 
 . Loofhefs,which commonl Y 
 ends the Tragedy, the fol- 
 lowing Pills are of excel-* 
 lentuie : Take of the Lem- 
 man Earth half a Scruple, 
 of Bole-Armoniack twelve 
 Grains, of the Pill de Sti- i 
 race one Dram and an half, 
 of the Jefuit’s-powder half 
 and Ounce, of Syrup ofju- 
 iy-flowers a fulficient quan- 
 tity ; make fourfeore Pills* 
 let him take five every fix 
 i Hours, during the Loof- 
 nefs ; drinking upon them., 
 feven Spoonfuls of the fol- 
 lowing Julap : Take of 
 the Aqua-Uctis Alexiteria 
 twelve Ounces, of Cinna-> 
 mon- water hordeatedthree 
 Ounces', of Dr. Stephens. 
 Water , and Epidemick- 
 water, each two Ounces 
 ol Diacodium three Oun- 
 ces. The following Medi-; 
 cine is commended for a 
 Confumption : Take ofthe 
 Peruvian Bark one Ounce, 
 ol the baifam of Tolu three 
 Drams, of Cochinel one 
 Scruple ; boyl them in a . 
 PintotCarduus Bennediflus ■» 
 water; drain it and add 
 of Syrup of Rasberries and 
 Epidemick-water,eachtvvo 
 Ounces : TakefourSpoom, 
 fuls twice a Day. Som<$* 
 V 1 ad^ 
 
( '292 ) J E 
 
 J_E 
 
 adci to the Infufion of this 
 Bark, the Lefler Centory, 
 Worm wood, Charvil Juni- 
 per-Berries, the Bark oi the 
 Aider-tree, Saffafras, Salt, 
 of Tartar, and divers other 
 Ingredients; but the Bafis 
 of ail is the Peruvian Bark, 
 the reft of the Ingredients 
 do no great Good. Tin- 
 Cture of the Peruvian Bark 
 is made in the following 
 manner : Put into a Bolt- 
 head four Ounces of good 
 Bark , grofly powder’d ; 
 pour upon it Spirit of 
 Wine, four Fingers high 
 above the matter ; fit to 
 it another Matrafs, in or- 
 der to make a double Vef- 
 lel ; lute well the Jun- 
 ctures, and place your Vef- 
 fei to cigeft in Horfe-dung, 
 or in a Vaporous Bath, four 
 Days ; ftir it from time to 
 time, the Spirit of Wine 
 will load it felf with a Red 
 Colour ; unlute the Vef- 
 feis, filtrate the TinCture 
 through Brown Paper, and 
 keep it in a Viol well flop- 
 ped. ’Tis a Febrifuge ro 
 be given in Agues, three or 
 four times a Dry, aftert he 
 Fit ; and ro be continued 
 for a Fortnight: The Dole 
 is, . from ten Drops to a 
 
 Dram, in fo'me proper Li- 
 quor ; as, inCentory-wa- 
 ter, Juniper, Wormwood- 
 Water or Wine If you 
 put new Spirit of Wine to 
 the Matter which remains 
 in the Matrafs, and let it 
 in Digeftion , as before , 
 you will draw more Tin- 
 cture, but it will not be fo 
 ftrongas the other ; where- 
 fore you mu ft give it in a 
 larger Dole. ExtraCl of 
 Peruvian Bark is made in 
 the following manner : Put 
 to infufe warm twenty four 
 Hours eight Ounces of Pe- 
 ruvian Bark, in a fufiicient 
 quantity of deftili’d Water 
 of Nuts; afterwards boyl 
 the Infufion gently, and 
 ftrain it, makea ftrongEx-- 
 predion of the Refidence, 
 put it to infufe in new Water 
 of Nuts, boyl it and ftrain 
 it as before ; mix together 
 what you haveftrain'd, let 
 them fettle, and decant the 
 clear Liquor, and evape- j 
 rate it in a glais. or Earth- j 
 en VefTel, fet in a Sand- 
 heat, unto the Confiftence 
 of thick Hony : It has the 
 fame Virtues as the former. 
 The Dofe is from twelve 
 Grains ro half a Dram, in 
 Pills, or diflolv’d in Wine. 
 
 Sir' 
 
( 29 ? ) 
 
 ] E 
 
 l R 
 
 | Sir Robert Tab nr was the 
 firft that found out the true 
 Dole or Quantity of it for 
 curing Agues - } for he did 
 not itand upon Scruples , 
 but gave Drams and Oun- 
 ces of it ; and fo it an- 
 fwer’d his End, and ren- 
 der’d him and the Bark fa- 
 mous. Being once requir’d 
 by fome Phyficians to de- 
 fine what an Ague was, he 
 anfwer’d, That an Ague was 
 a Difeafe that he could cure, 
 and they could not. ’Tis to 
 be noted, that the Ba\k, 
 when it is old, is as eft^- 
 clual to cure Agues, as 
 when it is frefli ; and, in 
 one refped', much better ; 
 for the Purgative Quality, 
 
 ; which is obferv’d to be in 
 the frelh Bark, goes off in 
 time. Spon , in his Book 
 of Obiervations, Sur les 
 Fievres , & les Febrifuges 
 ! fays, That by diligent Search 
 lye had found, that the Peru- 
 vian Barf did not come from 
 the Trunk, or Branches , but 
 from the Root ; for he had 
 tried fome of the Barf of the 
 Trunk and Branches, that 
 was fent to him, and it was 
 not at all bitter. Which 
 Qbfervation may be cf 
 fome ufe to thole in our 
 
 'World, who endeavour to 
 find a Succedaneum for it. 
 J, lays he, have made fome 
 Trials in this Matter : The 
 Barf of the Root of the 
 Pea'ch-treeis very rough, and 
 a little bitter upon which 
 Account it is, undoubtedly, 
 very proper for a Locjnefs. 
 the Barf of the Roots of the 
 Afo is alfo rough, and p un- 
 gent ly acrid, by reajon of 
 
 abundance of Salts contain d 
 in it, which gives it its Fe- 
 brifuge Virtue . Laflly, The 
 Barf of the Roots of the 
 Blacf-Cherry-tree is rough, 
 and bitter , and therefore 
 the Powder of it given in a 
 Quartan Ague , leffens the 
 Fits, but does not quite tafe 
 them off: Tct, fays he, I do 
 not quejlion but that it will 
 cure Fevers, being given or- 
 derly, and in a due quan- 
 tity. 
 
 Florentine- Bins, in Latin 
 Iris Florentina. The Root 
 of it hang’d in Wine or 
 Beer, keeps the Beer fweer, 
 and imparts a pleafant 
 Smell to the Wine , and 
 makes it tafte as if Rasber- 
 ries were mix’d with it. 
 ’Tisalfo much ufed by Ba- 
 kers, to make Leaven for 
 U 3 Whcaten 
 
( 2 94 ) 
 
 I R 
 
 Wheaten Bread, Many 
 Virtues are attributed, by 
 Ancient and Modem Au- 
 thors, to this Plant. ’Tis 
 chiefly ufed for Obftrudh- 
 ons of the Lungs, for a 
 Cough, Afthma, Obftru- 
 dtions of the Courfes, and 
 for Children’s Gripes. Out- 
 wardly ufed, with Helle- 
 bore and Hony, it cleanfes 
 the Skin from Spots- ’Tis 
 frequently ufed in Sweet 
 Powders, for the Hair. 
 ’Tis alio good for the 
 Dropfie, and the Jaundice ; 
 it purges Water powerful- 
 ly. The Juice of the Root 
 is given for this purpofe, 
 from half an Ounce to an 
 Ounce and an half. A 
 Gentlewoman cured feve- 
 ral People of Dropfiesonly 
 by giving the Juice of this 
 Root : She order’d them to 
 take four Spoonfuls every 
 Morning in fix Spoonfuls 
 of White- wine. An Ounce 
 of the Frefh Juice has been 
 ufed with good Succefs in 
 a defperate Obftrucftion of 
 the Belly'. It purges Flegm, 
 Water and Choler : But it 
 is now a-days only ufed 
 for Dropfies. Take of the 
 Roots of Florentine Iris and 
 Hermodadtyls powder’d , 
 
 I R 
 
 each fix Drams ; of the 
 Plaifter Oxycroceum, and 
 of the Mucilages, each two 
 Ounces ; of the Refin of 
 Pine one Ounce ; mix 
 them, and moiiten them 
 with Oyl of Worms, and 
 make a Plaifter : This is 
 ufed for the Gout. Take 
 of the Roots of Florentine- 
 Iris twelve Ounces, of the 
 Wood ofRhodim twoOun- 
 ces, of the Leaves of Mar- 
 joram three Drams , of 
 C loves one Ounce, of Li- 
 mon-peel five Drams, of 
 Cyperus-Root one Ounce, 
 ofSweet-fmelling Flag fix- 
 Drams, of Damask- Rofes 
 four Ounces, ofRed-Rofes 
 two Ounces ; of Benzoin, 
 Styrax and Calamit, each 
 one Ounce; of Laudanum 
 half an Ounce - ; make a 
 grofs powder. This is a 
 fweet powder, and is very 
 proper to fprinkle among!! 
 Clothes, to preferve them 
 from the Moth. If all the 
 aforefaid Ingredients are 
 deftill’d with ftrong Beer: 
 in a common Still, fix-' 
 Grains of Musk beingtied 
 up in a Rag, and hang’d 
 in the Receiver, you wi’l- 
 have a perfum’d Water, 
 that is very fit for Funerals. 
 
 31ufub0, 
 
JU ( 29* ) K E 
 
 3(Utttb0j in Latin Juju- 
 btc. They are moderately 
 hot and moilt : They at- 
 ternperate the Sharpnefs or 
 the Blood, and are good 
 for Difeafes of the Breaft 
 and Lungs, for Coughs, 
 Difficulty of Breathing, for 
 Difeafes of the Reins add 
 Bladder, and for Heat of 
 Urine. The Syrup of Ju- 
 jubs of the London- DiJ fen - 
 fdtory is made in the follow- 
 ing manner : take of Ju 
 jubs number Sixty, of the 
 Flowers of Violets five 
 Drams, of Liquorifh rafp’d 
 and bruiz’d, of the Leaves 
 of Maiden-hair, and qf 
 French Barly , each one 
 Ounce ; of the Seeds of 
 Mallows five Drams ; of 
 the Seeds of White Pop- 
 pies, Melons, Lettice, and 
 of .Quinces and Gum Tra- 
 gacanth tied up in a Rag 
 by themfelves, each thtee 
 Drams; boyl them in three 
 Quarts of Fountain Water, 
 till half is confirm'd; ftrain 
 it, and clarifie the Liquor, 
 and with two pounds of 
 White Sugar make a Sy- 
 rup. ’Tisagood,coolingSy- 
 r up, and proper for Coughs, 
 Pleurilies, and for Ulcers 
 
 of the Lungs and Bladder . 
 ’.Tis an Ingredient in the 
 Lohoch Sanans of the Lcn • 
 don-DiJfenfatory, and ofthe 
 pedoral Deception . 
 
 K. 
 
 K GfrmflS , or the Scar- 
 let Oak., in Latin Ilex 
 Coccigera. This little Tree 
 grows on ftony Hiiis about 
 Montfcliar, and in other 
 parts of France, and in Ita- 
 ly : But Clufius fays, it does 
 not every where bear the 
 Grains of Kermes ; for he 
 fays, they are only to be 
 found in tfiofe Regions 
 which are near the Medi- 
 terranean Sea where the 
 Sun ihipes very hot ; and 
 not always there neither ; 
 fqr, when the Shrub grows 
 fo big as to bear Acorns, 
 the Kermes will not grow 
 on it ; and therefore the 
 Inhabitants burn them up 
 when they are about four 
 Years old, that young ones 
 may come in their Room, 
 which afterwards yearly 
 have the Grain of Kermes 
 Iticking to them, on the 
 Branch, like fmall Peas, of 
 U 4 an 
 
K E 
 
 ( 296 ) K E 
 
 anAlh-colour.TheieGrains 
 are counted by Philofophers 
 and Botanlfts, the Spurious 
 or Excrementitious Fruit of 
 the Scarlet-Oak only: but 
 the learned and ingenious 
 Dr. Martin Lifter found 
 fuch kind of Grains grow- 
 ing in England, upon the 
 tender Branches of Cherry- 
 trees 1 and fuppofes that 
 they are not Excrefcencies, 
 but the W ork of fome In- 
 fed:, for receiving as in a 
 Neft, its young ones. The 
 Grains fervefor two Ufes, 
 for Medicine, and for Dy- 
 ing of a Scarlet Colour. 
 They are aftringent, and 
 are ufed fuccefsfully for 
 Wounds , ' Und wounded 
 Nerves. They are alfo of 
 good uie to prevent Mif- 
 carriage ; and ufed by the 
 Phyficians of Mentpeliar 
 for fudden Accidents, and 
 Acute Difeafes ; as, for an 
 Apoplexy, Palfie, and the 
 like. They are alfo ufed 
 for the Palpitation of the 
 Heart, for Fainting, and 
 for Melancholy. The Con- 
 fedion of Kermes of the 
 London-Dijpcnfatory ismade 
 m the following manner : 
 Take of the Juice of fra- 
 grant Apples, and of the 
 
 fweetelt Water of Roles, 
 each one Pint and an half ; 
 of the Syrup of the Grains 
 of Kermes one Quart ; of 
 Sugar one Pound ; boil 
 them almoft to the Con- 
 fidence ofHony, then take 
 it from the Fire, and while 
 it is hot add two Drams of 
 Anrtber-Greafc, cut [mall, 
 and diflblv’d with fome 
 Drops of Qyl of Cinna- 
 mon ; which being well 
 mix’d, add the following 
 things powder’d j of choice 
 Cinnamon, and the belt 
 Wood of Aloes, each iix 
 Drams, of prepar’d Pearl 
 two Drams, of Leaf-Gold 
 one Dram ; mix them ac- 
 cording to Art. The Sy- 
 rup of Kermes , men- 
 tion’d in making Confe- 
 dion of Kermes, is made 
 in the following manner : 
 They beat the Grains in a 
 Marble Mortar, and pulp 
 them through a Sieve, and 
 mix them with an equal 
 quantity of Sugar ; this 
 they call Conferve ; And 
 by adding more Sugar , 
 Raw Silk, the Juice of Ap- 
 ples, and Rofe- water, they 
 make a Syrup. 
 
 L. 
 
( 2 97 ) 
 
 L I 
 
 L. 
 
 in, Latin! 
 
 Confolida Regalis. The 
 Juice of the powers, and 
 the dcftill’d Water clear 
 the Sight, and ftrengthen 
 it : And home fay, that 
 looking always upon it 
 does the fame ; wherefore 
 they take care to hang it 
 always in fight. l Tis luc- 
 ccfsfully ufed in V ulnerary 
 Potions a Decoction ofthe 
 Flowers in Wine, with a 
 Dram of Saffron , opens 
 Obftriuftions. 
 
 iUatLfcBOJt , in Latin 
 
 Plumbago Plinii. It cures 
 Horfes when they are gal- 
 led, and prevents Worms 
 breeding in the Sores, be- 
 ing bruis’d and applied. 
 
 2ltgnum^aioe&lt heats 
 and dries, and comforts all 
 the Bowels, efpecially the 
 Heart and Womb. It re- 
 creates the Vital and Ani 
 mal Spirits, and therefore 
 is good for Fainting. Jt 
 kills Worms. ’Tis ufed fre- 
 quently in Cordial Epi- 
 
 L I 
 
 thems. Being chew’d in 
 the Mouth, and the Mouth' 
 waffl’d with a Decoction, 
 of it, it cures a Stinking 
 Breath, Tis ufed for Per- 
 fumes ; and being dried 
 and powder’d, and fprink- 
 led upon the Body, itfmells 
 well. A Dram of the Root 
 taken inwardly, removes- 
 fuperfiuous Humours from 
 the Stomach, ftrengthens 
 ir, and mitigates the Heat 
 of it. It eafes the Pain of 
 the Sides and Liver, and 
 does good in the Bloody- 
 Flux, and for the Gripes. 
 A piece of this Wood, 
 with the Gum flicking 
 on it , was prefented to 
 the Royal Society, by the 
 Honourable Mr. Boyle. It 
 tafted juft like the Wood, 
 and the Colour of it was 
 like pure Succotrine- Aloes. 
 ’Tis laid that a Milk flows 
 from this Tree, which is fo 
 virulent, that if it chance 
 to drop into the Eyes, it 
 occafiens Blindnefs ; and if 
 it fall upon any other part 
 of the Body, it caufesBli- 
 fters,and anlmflammarion. 
 The true Ligrfum-Aloes 
 grows in Malacca, and in 
 the Ifland Sumatra. Take 
 of Labdanum andMaftich, 
 each 
 
rr 
 
 LI ( 298 ) LI 
 
 each two Drams of Lig- 
 num- Aloes , Storax-Cala- 
 mit. Cinnamon, and Tur- 
 pentine, each one Dram j 
 of Myrtles, and the Roots 
 of Cyperus, each half a 
 Dram ; of the Juice of 
 Mint, and Horfe-tail, ex- 
 tracted with Red Wine, a 
 fufficient quantity : Make 
 a Plaifter to be applied to 
 the Region of thePubzs and 
 Perine<eum, for an Inconti- 
 nence of Urine. 
 
 Ltgnum^CoIutymum. 
 
 *Tis commended for expel- 
 ling Poifon ; the Wood, 
 Mark and Root mix’d toge- 
 ther, is given for this pur- 
 pofe but the Root is belt. 
 It grows in Malabar. 
 
 Ltgnum^olucenre. 
 
 'Tisfound in the Moluccas , 
 and is kept in Gardens ; 
 and is fomuchefteem’d by 
 the Inhabitants, that they 
 will not let a Stranger fee 
 it. The Seed of it is ufed 
 to catch birds ^ they mix it 
 with boyl’d Rice, and lay 
 it our for the birds to eat 
 it; and as foon as they 
 have tailed it, they fall a- 
 fleep, and are ftupid ; and 
 if they eat greedily of it, it 
 
 kills them : To roufe them 
 that are afleep, they dip 
 their Head in cold Water, 
 and f® they recover. The 
 Wood reduced to Pow- 
 der with a File, and taken 
 inwardly, or outwardly ap- 
 plied, expels Poilons. It 
 cures the biting of Vipers 
 and Serpents, ten Grains of 
 it being taken in Rofe- wa- 
 ter. It alfo cures Wounds 
 made by poifonous Arrows. 
 The ftrongeft Man mult 
 take half a Scruple of 
 it. When it is ufed for 
 purging, the party that 
 takes it mull make but a 
 fmall Supper the Night be- 
 fore. It purges all Hu- 
 mours, but efpecially grols, 
 clammy and melancholy 
 Humours. 5 Tis good for 
 long Quartan Agues, and 
 for Continual Fevers ; for 
 the IliackpaiEon,the Cho- 
 lick, Wind, a Droplie, and 
 for Gravel, and for Diffi- 
 culty of Urine , for pains 
 of the Joints, a Scirrhus, 
 and the King’s-Evil. It 
 kills all forts of Worms, 
 and reftores loft Appetite. 
 Acofia obferv’d the great 
 ufe of it in inveterate pains 
 of the Head, an Hemicra- 
 nia, Apoplexy, Noife of the 
 Ears, 
 
Ears, the Gout, and for 
 Difeafes of the Stomach 
 and Womb, and for an 
 Afthma. If it work too 
 much, let the Party drink 
 a Draught of a Decobtion 
 of Rice. 
 
 JU'gn 
 
 It comes from Countries 
 that are moderately hot, as 
 is Mexicnna. ’Tis u fed for 
 Difeaies of the Reins, and 
 for Difficulty of Urine : 
 And the Water of it is good 
 for Obftrudtions of the Li- 
 ver and Spleen. The Wa- 
 ter of it is made in the 
 
 phritick Wood two Oun- 
 ces, of Hart’s-horn and Ivo- 
 ry rasp’d half an Ounce ; 
 of White Sanders half an 
 Ounce, of the Roots of 
 Parfly, Grafs, Knee-holm, 
 and Eringo , each one 
 [Ounce; ofLiquorifh two 
 Ounces, of Dates fton’d 
 \ number Six, of Caraway 
 | and Coriander-feeds, each 
 | three Drams ; infufe them 
 ;in feven Quarts of Foun- 
 tain-water, boil it accord- 
 ing to Art, and Aroma- 
 tize it with the Wood of 
 Caffia. 
 
 following manner : They 
 cut the Wood fmall, and j 
 infufe it in clear Fountairi- 
 water. and keep it in the j 
 Veflc] till all the Water is | 
 drunk ; then they put on 1 
 freffi Water, and fo they • 
 repeat it as long as the; 
 Wood will tinbfure the! 
 Water : In rhe fpace of. 
 about half an Hour the 1 
 Wood imparts a light Sky- ' 
 
 IUt£Ott» in Latin M<tlus 
 Limonia. Limons are more 
 acid than Oranges or Ci. 
 trons, and therefore it is 
 probable the Juice is colder, 
 ’Tis proper for all thofe 
 Ufes that Citron is, but it 
 is not fo effectual againft 
 Poifons ; yet it is more 
 powerful, in hot Difeafes ; 
 it quenches Thirft, and ief- 
 fens Fcverifh Heats. The 
 
 colour to the Water, which juice of it is veryproper to 
 grows deeper in time. ’Tis leflen the Stone , and to 
 alfo good in Fevers, and for cleanie the Urinary Pafla- 
 the Cholick. Take of Sar- ! ges. The Syrupof rhe Juice 
 taparilla fix Ounces,^ of, of limons is good -for the 
 China three Ounces, of 5a- J Stone, and Obftrubbions of 
 xifrage one Ounce, ofMe- 1 the Kidneys. It quenches 
 ’ ! Thirft: 
 
( 3oo ) 
 
 L I 
 
 L I 
 
 Thirft, is ufed in Burning 
 Fevers, and it ftrengthens 
 the Heart and Stomach : 
 It reftrains the Efferve- 
 jfcence of Gholer, and is 
 ufed with good Succefs to 
 Itop Vomiting, theHickups, 
 and to take off a Burning 
 Fever. The Peel of Li- 
 mons, as well as of Oran- 
 ges, is candied with Sugar, 
 for Sweet-meets ; and the 
 fmall ones ate alfo candied 
 whole, for various Ufes. 
 The deftill’d Water of Li- 
 mons, as Well as of Citrons, 
 is reckon’d an excellent 
 Cofmetick. Secret Letters 
 are writ with the Juice of 
 Limons, which may be read 
 when they are held to the 
 Fire. The Juice imparts a 
 curious Purple Colour to 
 Conferveof Rofes, or Vio- 
 lets. 'Tis alfo much ufed to 
 change Colours, or to fix 
 them. ForNephritickDif- 
 eafes, Take of the Wood 
 of Oak rafp’d one Ounce, 
 of Fountain-water three 
 Quarts of the Juice of Li- 
 mons four Ounces ; infufe 
 them twenty four Hours 
 upon hot Allies, and after- 
 wards boyl it to the Con- 
 fumption of a third part ; 
 ftrain it : The Dofe is fix 
 
 Ounces. ’Tis excellent for 
 an hot Intemperies of the 
 Liver, for Ulcers of the 
 Reins, and for Heat of the 
 Urine but efpecially, it 
 evacuatesSalt,vilcid Flegm 
 from the Reins and Blad- 
 der, the Caule of Heat of 
 Urine and Strangury. Li- 
 mons are brought to us 
 from Spain and Italy. 
 
 Htquto Anther* ’Tis 
 the Relin that flows from a 
 vaftTree, thathath Leaves 
 like Ivy-leaves : The In- 
 dians call it Ocofolt. When 
 the Spaniards firft enter’d 
 into thofe Parts, where thefe 
 Trees grow, they call’d 
 them Spice-bearing Trees. 
 ’Tis much ufed in Phyfick : 
 It heats, ftrengthens, re- 
 folves, and is Anodine. Tt 
 comforts the Brain , the 
 Head being anointed with 
 it ; and cures all forts of 
 Pains proceeding from a 
 coldCaufe. Itftrengthens 
 the Stomach, procures Ap- 
 petite, and helps Conco- 
 eftion. Much of it is ufed 
 to perfume Gloves. ; |’Tis 
 good in all cold Difeafes, 
 to refolve Tumors, toopen 
 Obftrudtionsof the Womb, 
 to alfwage the Tumors of 
 i ft, 
 
M A ( 301 ) M A 
 
 it , and to provoke the 
 Courfes. Some cut the 
 Wood in fmall pieces, and 
 boil it, and take off the 
 Fat which fwims at top,, 
 and fell it for true Oyl : 
 And this is foid by fome 
 Apothecaries for Liquid- 
 Storax. 
 
 M. 
 
 C0, in Latin Macis, 
 Tis the Covering of 
 the Nutmeg, and is very 
 Aromatick, and full ol 
 much Spirituous Heat, and 
 is therefore good for cole 
 Difeales, ’Tis much of the 
 fame Virtue with the Nut- 
 meg; but becaufe its Parts 
 are finer, it works more 
 powerfully , and is more 
 penetrative. 
 
 , in Latin 
 Mandr agora. ’Tis Male 
 and Female. It grows 
 fpontaneoufly in hot Coun- 
 tries, as Spain and Italy, 
 and the like, in Woods, 
 and fliady Places. Man- 
 drakes are reckon’d a- 
 mongft Narcotick Medi 
 cines. Some have que- 
 
 ltion’d whether the Apple 
 of it were wholefome. or 
 no. But Faber Lynceus , 
 Botanick Profeffor at Rome, 
 a very learned Man, and 
 of good Reputation, fays, 
 that both the Pulp and the 
 Seed may be fafely eaten. 
 Now, feeing the Apples of 
 the Mandrake are fit to be 
 eaten, and fmell well, why 
 (hould we feek for any o~ 
 ther Interpretation for the 
 Hebrew W ord Dudaim , 
 which Reuben brought to 
 his Mother Leah ? And fee- 
 ing it was the Opinion of 
 the Ancients, that the Seeds 
 of the Mandrakes purged 
 the Womb, ’tis very pro- 
 bable that Rachel, knowing 
 this Virtue of them, defir’d 
 the Mandrakes , that her 
 Womb being purg’d, Ihe 
 might be render’d capable 
 to conceive, and to bear 
 Children , as well as her 
 Sifter Leah, and her Maid 
 XJlpha. The Bark of the 
 Root, which is brought to 
 us from abroad, efpecially 
 from Italy, is Narcotick 5 
 but it is feldom ufed in- 
 wardly. ’Tis outwardly 
 ufed for Rednefs and Pains 
 of the Eyes, for an Erifipe- 
 las, hard Tumors, and the 
 King’s-Fvil. 
 
M A ( 302 ) 
 
 M A 
 
 l« The beft comes 
 from Calabria. It fweats 
 out of the Branches and 
 Leaves of the Afh-trees in 
 Calabria , and grows hard 
 by the heat of the Sun : 
 For Manna is not Heaven- 
 ly Dew, or Airy Hony, 
 as has beeu prov’d by 
 undoubted Experiments. 
 What can be more evident 
 Demonftration,thatManna 
 is the Humour or Juice, de- 
 ftilling from the Trunk or 
 Branches of the Afh-tree 
 cut ; or* what Experiment 
 can be more certain to 
 prove it, than what Pena 
 and Lobelius deliver ?. 
 Namely, that having cut 
 down great Branchesof the 
 Larix and Afh-tree , and 
 placed them in a Wine- 
 Gellar at that time of the 
 Summer that Manna ufed 
 to be gather’d in, and the 
 next Day they perceiv’d 
 Manna upon them. Th is 
 was confirm'd to me, fays 
 Mr. Ray, when I traveled 
 into Italy, by many of the 
 Inhabitants of Calabria ; 
 but efpecially by the learned 
 and diligent Searcher into 
 the Works of Nature, Dr. 
 Thomas Cornelius, a Phyfi 
 
 j cian • who having carefully 
 ; cover d the Branches • with 
 | Clothes wrapp'd round them 
 j often , gather'd Manna from 
 I them. Which is a proof 
 beyond Exception. Manna 
 is ufed to loolen the Belly, 
 two or three Ounces of it 
 being dilfolv’d in Broth or 
 Whey. ’Tis a very gentle 
 Medicine, and may be late- 
 ly given to old Men, Chil- 
 dren, and Women with 
 Child. Take of Manna 
 one Ounce and an half dif- 
 folve ic in two Ounces and 
 an half of Black-Cherry- 
 water, add to it one Ounce 
 cf the purging Syrup of 
 Apple, Spirit of Sulphur, 
 three Drops : Half of it 
 may be taken at a time,, 
 This is a proper purge for 
 Children, A Perfon that 
 had the Cholick, and had 
 taken thirty Ciyfters to ho 
 purpofe, was reliev’d by 
 taking an Ounce and an 
 half of Marina, mix’d with 
 two Ounces of Oyl of 
 Sweet Almonds , in fat 
 Chicken-Broth. Take of 
 Manna half an Ounce, of 
 frefh Oyl ofSweet Almonds 
 a fufficient quantity to dif- 
 folve it ; add ten Drops of 
 ,Rofe- water j mingle it: 
 Let 
 
M A ( 3°3 ) M A 
 
 Let Children lick of this 
 often, to looien their Bel- 
 lies, when there is occa- 
 fion- 
 
 Black. ftaftehOOJt, in 
 Latin djtrantia nigra. It 
 purges Melancholy , like 
 White Hellebore. 
 
 in Latin 
 
 Lentifcus. All the parts of 
 it are binding ; the Buds, 
 the Leaves, the Branches, 
 the Fruit, and the Bark of 
 the Root. A Juice is pref- 
 fed from the Bark, the Root, 
 and the Leaves, boil’d in 
 Water, or from the green 
 Leaves bruis’d ; which ta- 
 ken inwardly, is good for a 
 Loofnefs, and the Bloody- 
 Flux, Fluxes of the Womb, 
 and for the Falling of the 
 Womb and Fundament.^In 
 Ihort, it may be ufed in- 
 ffead of Acacia and Hypo- 
 ciftis. The Oyl of the Ma- 
 ftick-tree, made of the ripe 
 Fruit, and thicken’d, cures 
 the Mange in Cattel and 
 Dogs. ’ Tis alfo fuccefsful- 
 ly mix’d in Medicines for 
 curing the Leprofie. The' 
 Oyl of it is much com- 
 mended for the Falling of 
 the Hair, and for Inflam- 
 
 mations of the Gums, the 
 Oyl being held in the 
 Mouth moderately hot. 
 Maftick.grows only in the 
 Illand of Chios, where the 
 Inhabitants take as much 
 care of the Maftick-tree, 
 as other People do of their 
 Vine-yards j for they chief- 
 ly live by the product of 
 the Maftick-tree : And fo 
 great Abundance of it have 
 they, that they pay yearly, 
 as a Ttibute to the Grand 
 Seignior, 4 or 5©op'‘Ducats. 
 Maffick taken inwardly, 
 flops the Voiding of Blood, 
 and cures an old Cough, 
 and is good for the Sto- 
 mach. Two Drams of Ma- 
 ffick, mix’d with Crumbs' 
 of toafted Bread, and ap- 
 plied hot to the Stomach, 
 takes off Vomiting, and the 
 pain of the Stomach. Take 
 ofMyrrh and Maffick equal 
 parts, boyl them in Oyl of 
 Camomile : This is excel- 
 lent for inveterate Pains of 
 the Hips. Half an Ounce 
 of Maffick, boil’d in three 
 or four Quarts of Water, 
 is ufed for the ordinary, 
 Drink of thofe that have a 
 Loofnefs. The People of 
 China. Men Women and 
 Children, do moft com- 
 monly 
 
M Y 
 
 ME C 304 ) 
 
 monly holdMaftick in their 
 Mouths, to itrengthen their 
 Teech and Gums, and to 
 perfume their Breath ; they 
 alfo bake it with their 
 Bread, to give it a good 
 Tafte, In fhort, Maftick 
 is prefer’d before all other 
 Medicines,in thofeDifeales 
 where there is need of 
 Binding Thebeft Maftick 
 is of a light Colour, clear 
 and tranfparent , fweet- 
 fcented and friable. ’Tis 
 lorn etimes adulterated with 
 Refin of the Pine-tree, and 
 with Frankincenfe ; but the 
 Cheat may eafily be difco- 
 ver’d by the Smell. 
 
 ftecljoacana* it take? 
 
 its Name from an Ifland in 
 New-Spain , call'd Mecboa- 
 cnn. It purges Flegmatick 
 and Watery Humours from 
 all parts of the Body, elpe- 
 cially from the Head, 
 Nerves and Breaft. 'Tis 
 good for old Coughs, the 
 Cholick , and the French- 
 Pox. *Tis taken moft com- 
 monly in fubftance, being 
 powder’d, and taken in a 
 proper Liquor, efpecially 
 in Wine. It is not given in 
 a Deception, becaufeichas 
 
 been found by Experience,; 
 that boiling deftroys the 
 Virtue of it. The Dofe is, 
 from half a Dram to two 
 Drams. 'Tis corrected by 
 adding a third part of Cin- 
 namon, Ann ife, or Maftick. 
 'Tis belt when it is frefli. 
 whitilh within, and of an 
 Afh-colour without. 
 
 is very 
 
 hot and acrid ; being chew- 
 ed in the Mouth, it burns 
 the Jawsand Throat: But 
 it purges Choler ftrongly, 
 being corrected by infufing 
 it twenty four Hours in 
 Vinegar. Some correct it 
 by infufing it in Wine, and 
 drying it again. But the 
 Leaves, Bark, or Berries, 
 howfoever they are pre* 
 par’d and corrected , are 
 feldom ufed, by reafon of 
 their Malignity : Nor, in- 
 deed , ought they to be 
 ufed, but in defperate Ca- 
 fes, or for want of fafer 
 Medicines. 
 
 ^pjobalaneg, in Latin 
 Myrobalani. There are five 
 Sorts of them, which are 
 comprehended in the fol- 
 lowing Dyftich. 
 
 Myrobalanortm 
 
MY ( 30J ) MY 
 
 Mj/robalnnorhm fpecies funt 
 qitinquc bonorum ■ 
 Citrinus , Qbebulus, Beleri 
 cus , Emblicus , Indus 
 
 All ol them cool, dry, anc 
 are aftringent ; as is mani 
 felt from their Tafte, which 
 is lharp, with a little Acri 
 mony. T he.Chebule, Be 
 lericce and Emblice purge 
 Flegm, the Citrine purge 
 Tellow Choler, and thc/»- 
 de Black Choler. Being 
 toafted, they purge a lirtie 
 and bind much, like Ru- 
 ibarb. Becaufe they purge 
 lirtie, Phyficians give other 
 Things with them. The 
 Dole is two or three Drams 
 
 is 
 
 in Latin Myr- 
 rha. The belt Myrrh 
 the cleaneft, which is rough 
 light, and breaks ealily 
 iinells fweet, taftes bitter 
 and hot. It heats, difpofes 
 to Reft, and is good in cold 
 Difeales of the. Head. It 
 conglutinares,.and dries. It 
 provokes the Gourfes, and 
 haftens Delivery. ’Tis good 
 for an old Cough, and Dif- 
 ficulty of Breathing, and 
 for Pains of the Breaft and 
 Sides, and for a Loofnefs, 
 
 and for the Bloody. Flux, 
 It cures an Hoarfnefs, be- 
 ing held in the Mouth, and 
 what dilfolves of it being 
 fwallow’d down. It heals 
 Wounds of the Head, and 
 is frequently applied to 
 Bones when they lie naked. 
 It was much ufed former- 
 ly to preferve dead Bodies, 
 Some fay, it is good in a 
 Droplic. *Tis excellent in 
 a Gangrene, for Swellings 
 and Wounds, efpecially in 
 the Head.. The Troches 
 of Myrrh of the London- 
 Difpenfatory are made in. 
 the following manner ? 
 Take of Myrrh three 
 Drams, of the Flower of 
 Lupines five Drams, of the 
 Roots of Madder , the 
 Leaves of Rue, Wild Mint, 
 Dittany of Crete , Cummift- 
 feeds, Aflafostida, Sagape- 
 num, and Opoponax, each 
 two Drams ; dilfolve the 
 Gums in Wine, wherein 
 Mugwort has been boil’d,' 
 -or Juniper-Berries; add the 
 reft,, and make Troches, 
 with the Juice of, Mug- 
 wort. They move the 
 Courfes with eale, in fuch 
 as ufe to have them with 
 pain, a Dram of them be- 
 ing taken in lome proper 
 X Liquor 
 
MY ( 306 ) 
 
 M Y 
 
 Liquor. ’Tis an Ingredi- 
 ent in the Elixir profrieta- 
 tis , which is made in the 
 following manner : Take 
 of Myrrh, Aloes and Saf- 
 fron, each half an Ounce ; 
 of Spirit of Wine reAified 
 ten Ounces, of Spirit of 
 Sulphur by the Bell half 
 an Opnce ; firft draw a 
 TinAure from the Saffron, 
 in the Spirit of Wine, by 
 digefting of it fix or eight 
 Daysj then add the Myrrh 
 and Aloes grofly beaten, 
 and the Spirit of Sulphur ; 
 digeft them in a long Viol, 
 well ftop’d, for the fpace 
 of a Month ; flop the Viol 
 clofe, and {hake it often ; 
 pour off the black TinAure 
 from the Faeces, let it ftand 
 quiet a Night, then pour 
 it out, and decant it fo of- 
 ten as you find any Faeces 
 at the bottom. ’Tis hot 
 and dry, Stomachick and 
 Anodine, Uterine and Ale- 
 xipharmick. Two Drams 
 of it will purge. It cures 
 Tertian Agues, and is an* 
 Univerfal Medicine, fit for 
 all Ages, for Men, Women 
 and Children. It alters, 
 evacuates, andftrengthens, 
 when you do not defign 
 Purging. TheDofeis, fix 
 
 or twelve Drops, in Wine 
 or Beer. TinAure of 
 Myrrh is made in the fol- 
 lowing manner : Put what J 
 quantity youpleafe of good 
 Myrrh powder’d into a 
 Bolt-head, and pour upon 
 it Spirit of Wine, four Fin- 
 gers high ; ftir the Matter, 
 and fet it in Digeftion in 
 warm Sand two or three 
 Days, ot until the Spirit of 
 Wine is loaded with the 
 TinAure of Myrrh ; then 
 feparate the Liquor by In- j 
 clination, and keep it in a j 
 Viol well ftop’d. It may j 
 be ufedto haften Delivery, j 
 and to bring down the I 
 Courfes, alio for a Palfie, j 
 Apoplexy, Lethargy, and 
 for all Difeafes that pro- 
 ceed from Corruption of 
 Rumours. ’Tis Sudorifick, 
 and Aperitive. The Dofe 
 is, from fix Drops to fif- 
 teen, in fome proper Li- 1 
 quor. ’Tis commonly ufed j 
 in outward Applications, or 
 mix’d with TinAure of A- 
 loes, to diffolve cold Tu- 
 mors, forlnjeAior.s, and a 
 Gangrene. Tho’TinAures 
 of Myrrh are daily drawn 
 in Wine, yet the belt that 
 can be prepar’d is with Spi- 
 rit of Wine, becaufe this 
 Menftruum 
 
MY ( 307 ) 
 
 N A 
 
 Menftruum receives the 
 more Oyly or Balfamick 
 Part of the Myrrh. Some 
 •ufe to evaporate this Tin- 
 dure to the Confiftence of 
 an Extrad, bur then they 
 lofethe more Volatile Part 
 of the Myrrh ; wherefore 
 ’tis better to ufe the Tin- 
 dure, as above defcrib’d. 
 Oyl of Myrrh, per deli- 
 quium, is made in the fol- 
 io wing manner : boil Eggs 
 until they be hard, then 
 cutting them in two, fepa- 
 rate. the Yolks, and fill the 
 White with Myrrh pow- 
 der'd ; fet them on little 
 Sticks plac’d conveniently 
 on purpofe, in a Plate, or 
 Earthen Pan, in a Cellar, 
 or fome fuch moift place, 
 and there will deftil a Li- 
 quor to the bottom of the 
 Veile! ; -put it out, and 
 keep it for ufe : , This is 
 call’d Oyl of Myrrh. ’Tis 
 good to take awa^ Spots 
 and Blemiihes in the Face, 
 applied outwardly. Myrrh 
 is a Gummy Juice, thatde- 
 ftillsfroma Thorny Tree, 
 of a middle heighth, by In- 
 cifions that are made into it. 
 This Tree gro ws common- 
 ly in Ethiopia and Arabia . 
 The Ancienrs were wont to 
 
 colled from the fame Tree 
 a Liquor that fell from it 
 without Incifion, which is 
 called Statfeji : ’Tis a li- 
 quid Gum, and, ir is pro- 
 bable, has more Vritue than 
 common Myrrh, becauleit 
 is the more fpirituous pan: 
 which filtrates through the 
 Pores of the Bark., 
 
 N. 
 
 f^Eltitii in La- 
 
 tin Nardus Celtica. It 
 heats and dries, provokes 
 Urine, ftrengthens the Sto- 
 mach, and difcufles Wind. 
 ’Tis frequently ufed in Lo- 
 tions for the Head. It 
 grows frequently upon the 
 Alpes . 
 
 ■ y \ 
 
 Spike in Latin 
 
 Nardus Indica, Jive Spica 
 Nardi. ’Lis much of th§ 
 fame Virtue with the for- 
 mer. ’TisHcpadckjisgood 
 for the Jaundice, and the 
 Stone in theKidneys.Nard- 
 Oyl is made in the follow- 
 ing manner :Take of Spike- 
 nard three Ounces ; of 
 Zvlarjoram two Ounces j 
 Wood of Aloes, Sweet- 
 X i find ling 
 
N E 
 
 ( 308 ) 
 
 N I 
 
 fmelling Flag, Elecampane, 
 Cyperus, Bay-leaves, Indian 
 Leaves orMace,Squinanth, 
 Cardamoms, of each one 
 Ounce and an half ; bruife 
 them all grolly, and iteep 
 them in Water and Wine, 
 of each fourteen Ounces ; 
 Oyl of Olives four Pounds 
 and an half : perfect the 
 Oyl by boiling it gently, in 
 a double Veflel. it heats 
 attenuates, digefts , and 
 binds moderately ; and is 
 good for cold and windy 
 Difeafes of the Brain, Sto- 
 mach, Reins,-Liver, Spleen, 
 Bladder and Womb. 
 
 True Englifh Stinking 
 Dead-$C ttlC, in Latin Ga- 
 leopjis. The juice 01 it 
 given with Vinegar, is goou 
 for Hemorrhoids, and takes 
 off Warts, and ditculfes 
 hard Tumors. A Deco- 
 ction of it, or the Powder 1 
 of the Herb, is commend- 
 ed for Difeales of the 
 Spleen. 
 
 The Seed is 
 chiefly in ufe. It expecftc- 
 - rates, increafes Milk, and 
 provokes Urine and the 
 Courier,. ’Tis good for the 
 Biting of Venomous Crea- 
 
 tures, and is reckon’d Spe- 
 cifick for Quotidian and 
 Quartan- Agues, ’Tisufed 
 outwardly in Epithems,and 
 the like, for the Head-ach 
 and to dry Catarrhs. An 
 Oyl is prels’d out of it, 
 which many ignorant Apo- 
 thecaries ufe inftead of 
 Nard-Oyl. For Catarrhs 
 and a Coriza ufe the follow- 
 ing Nodulus : Take of the 
 Seeds of Nigella toafted, of 
 Tobacco, Storax, and C ala- 
 mint, each oneScruple; of 
 Amber- greafe two Grains ; 
 mingle them and tie them 
 1 a Rag; let it be of- 
 ten held to the Noftrils. 
 For the Recovery of Smel- 
 ling, Take of Roman Ni- 
 gella a fuiiicient quantity, 
 powder it, and mix it with 
 old Oyl in a Mortar; lean- 
 ing the Head back, and the 
 Mouth fill’d with Water, 
 let the Party fnutf fome of 
 it up into his Noftrils . 
 Take of the Roots of Sow- 
 bread, and of Efula, each 
 one Dram ; of the Seeds of 
 i(o??MwNigella£half a Dram, 
 with a fufticienr quantity 
 of Hony make a Peffary 
 for the Falling of the 
 Womb. ’Tis an Ingredi- 
 ent of the Syrup of Mug- 
 wort 
 
N U ( 309 ) 
 
 N U 
 
 wort of the London-DiJ'pcn - 
 fatory. 
 
 $utmeo;, in Latin Kux 
 Mojchatn. The Tree grows 
 -commonly in the ifland 
 Banda, lituated near the 
 Equator. ’Tis lomewhat 
 Altringcnr, is Stomachick, 
 Cephalick, and Uterine • it 
 difculfes Wind, helps Con- 
 cobtion, mends a Stinking 
 Breath, prevents Fainting, 
 does good in the Palpita- 
 tion of the Heart, leifens 
 the Spleen, ftops a Loof- 
 nefs and Vomiting, pro- 
 vokes Urine, and quickens 
 the Sight. Nutmeg is of 
 great ufe in the Bloody- 
 FIux, and other Fluxes ; 
 for it has all the Virtues 
 neceffarv for a Medicine fit 
 for thefe Difeafes. The 
 Oyly Subftance of it de- 
 fends the Guts from fharp 
 Humours, and eafes the 
 Pain ; the Aromatick Qua- 
 lity confifting in the Airy 
 Spirit, penetrates the No- 
 ble Parts, and comforts 
 them ; the Earthy Part 
 binds, dries upU cers, and 
 Cicatrizes them. Candied 
 Nutmegs are ufed in all 
 cold Difeafes of the Head, 
 foraPalfie, and other Dif 
 
 eafes of the Nerves and 
 Womb ; befides, they are 
 counted Cordial. They 
 have been ufed to be 
 brought many Years can- 
 died from the Indies, and 
 are ufed for Sweet-meats 
 and Banquets. Delicate 
 People eat the outward 
 Bark when ft is green, and 
 they prefer it before the 
 Nut, for it has a curious 
 Smell, and is very agree- 
 able to the Stomach ; but 
 it has been found by Expe- 
 rience, that the frequent 
 and excefitve ufe, both of 
 the Nuts and Bjirk, ecca- 
 fions Sleepy Difeafes, for 
 they are very Narcotick : 
 Upon which Account, what 
 Tavernier relates is not im- 
 probable; namely, That 
 when thefs Nuts are ripe, 
 the Birds of Paradife flock 
 together to the Molucca - 
 Mauds, to eat them ; juft 
 as Thru/Joss flock to France, 
 at the time of the Vintage; 
 but they pay dearly for 
 their dainty Food; for 
 when they have eaten gree- 
 dily of them, they are leiz- 
 ed wirh a Giddinefs, and 
 fall to the Ground as if 
 they were drunk; and 
 when they lie on the 
 X 3 Ground 
 
N U 
 
 ( 3?° ) N U 
 
 Ground the Ants eat oft 
 their Legs. And Lobelius 
 mentions an Oblerv anon of 
 nn Englifh Lady withChila 
 that long’d for Nutmegs; 
 and eat twelve of them , 
 upon which Ihe grew deii- 
 rous, or was rather intoxi- 
 cated ; but having flept a 
 good while, and Repelling 
 Medicines being applied to 
 her Head, fiielleoover’d. 
 The Wounds of a Soldier 
 were foon cured by eating 
 Nutmegs. PVedeiius alio 
 commends them for curing 
 of Wounds. John Bauht- 
 7ius having drunk, cold Wa- 
 ter too freely on the Apen- 
 ninc Mountains, was feiz d 
 with violent Pains in his 
 Bladder, and his Scrotum 
 wasfwell’d with the Wind, 
 cho he never was burften’d 
 before or alter ; and when 
 he thought he fhould have 
 died by reaton of the Vio- 
 lence of the Pain, his Fel- 
 low-Traveller gave him 
 Nutmegs, and he eat four 
 of them prefently, and, by 
 the BlefFing of God, was 
 freed of his Pains. Nut- 
 megs chew’d and (wal- 
 low’d, do much good for 
 a Pal lie of the Parts that 
 ferve for Swallowing. An 
 
 Oyi exprefs’d from the 
 frefh Nuts beat, and made 
 hot in a Frying-pan, is good 
 forthe Gripes, andNephri- 
 tick Pains, being taken in- 
 wardly in iomc hot Li- 
 quor. Children’s Navels 
 being anointed with ic 
 when they are grip’d, arc 
 eas’d thereby. ‘Tis alfo 
 good for Pains of the 
 Nerves and Joints proceed- 
 ingfromCoid. The Tem- 
 ples being anointed with it, 
 it difpoics to Reft. The 
 beft Nutmeg is that which 
 is weighty. Oyl of Nut- 
 megs is made in the follow- 
 ing manner : Take fixteen 
 Ounces ol good Nutmegs, j 
 beat them in a Mortar un- j 
 til they are a'moft in a 
 Pafte, and put them upon 
 a Boulter, cover them with 
 la. piece of ftrong Cloth,and 
 An Earthen Pan over that ; 
 put your Cloth over a Ket- 
 tle half fill’d with Water, 
 aiid fet the Kettle upon the 
 Fire, that the Vapour oi 
 ;hlt Water may gently 
 warm the Nutmegs ; when 
 yop find, upon touching 
 the Pan, it is fo hot that 
 you cannot endure your 
 Hand upon it, you muft 
 take off the Boulter ; and 
 ! putting 
 
N U ( 3” ) N u 
 
 putting the Matter into a 
 Linen Cloth, take its four 
 Corners, and tie them 
 quickly together, put them 
 into a Prefs, between a 
 couple of warm Plates, fet 
 the Pan underneath, and 
 there will come forth an 
 Oyi, which congeals as it 
 grows cold ; prels the Mat- 
 ter as ftrongly as you arc 
 able, to draw out all the 
 Oyl ; then keep it in a Pot I 
 well ftop’d. This Oyl is 
 very Stomachick, being.ap 
 plied outwardly , or elfe 
 given inwardly. The Dole 
 is, from four Grains to ten, 
 in Broth, or fome other 
 convenient Liquor. This 
 is call’d Oyl of Nutmegs 
 by Expreilion, which is an 
 Ingredient in the following 
 Apople&ick Balfam : Take 
 of Oyl of Nutmegs by Ex- 
 preilion two Ounces, Oyl 
 of Rofemary, Marjoram, 
 Sage, Thyme, Hyffop and 
 Angelica, each one Dram; 
 Oyl of Cinnamon half a 
 Dram, of Oyl of Amber 
 half a Scruple, of Oyl ol 
 Rhodium one Dram, of 
 the Oyl of Rue, Limons, 
 Oranges and Clove, each 
 one Scruple ; of Peruvian 
 Balfam half an Ounce, of 
 
 Tindture of Benzoin, o*- 
 Civet, Chymicai Oyl of 
 Nutmegs, of Tin&ure of 
 Cloves, each half a Drains 
 of Amber-greate two 
 Drams, of Musk one 
 Dram ■> put all the Oyls 
 together, in a Gials, for 
 ufe i the longer they have 
 been mix’d, the better they 
 are : Then take ten or 
 twenty Drops, and grind 
 them with the Oyl of Nut- 
 megs half an Hour, then 
 drop the fame Number of 
 Drops as before ; get up 
 the Mixture together with 
 a piece of Horn, or with a 
 Knife, then let it Band two 
 Hours to ferment, then put 
 thirty Drops of the Oyls 
 more to it, and grind ir 
 with the Mixtue half an 
 Hour ; cover it with a Pa- 
 per, and let it (land all 
 Night ; in the Morning 
 grind it with the Balfam of 
 Pm/ for half an Hour, then 
 warm a Brals Mortar and 
 Peltle, and cut orlcrape in- 
 to it your Amber-greafc ; 
 add to it thirty Drops ol 
 yourMixture of Oyls, grind 
 them together for a quarter 
 of an Hour, then add thir- 
 ty Drops more of the Oyls, 
 afterwards put it out on 
 X 4 one 
 
N U ( 312 ) O A 
 
 one fide of the Stone, and 
 on the other fide put the 
 Musk, mix it by degrees, 
 with the Oyls and Amber- 
 greafe, till it be all diifol- 
 ved ; then put it to the C’i - 
 Vet, and grind it with the 
 Musk and Amber-grcafe 
 for a quarter of an Hour ; 
 mix all by degrees with 
 the former Compofition, 
 and ferment them two 
 Hours, then put it up, and 
 keep it for ufe. Take of 
 Alabaftrian Ointment, and 
 of Ointment of Rofes, each 
 two Ounces ; of Opium 
 one Dram, of Saffron one 
 Dram, of Oil of Nutmegs 
 one Dram ; mingle them, 
 and make an Ointment ; 
 anoint the Temples and 
 Forehead with it : ’Tis 
 
 good for the Head-ach. 
 Take of Saffron powder’d 
 two Scruples, of the Oint- 
 ment of the Flowers of O- 
 ranges, and of Oyl of Sweet 
 Almonds, each one Ounce ; 
 of Oyl of Nutmegs by Ex 
 preflion half a Dram ; min- 
 gle them, and make an 
 Ointment: Anoint Chil- 
 dren's Breaks, in Colds, 
 and other Difeafes of the 
 Lungs , with this Oint- 
 ment. 
 
 iKomica* 'Tis 
 
 Narcotick and Virulent, 
 and wcrfe than Opium. 
 Being powder’d, and mix’d 
 with 'Meat, it kills Cats 
 and Dogs; 
 
 0 . 
 
 f~\ ofjsnfalem, in La- 
 -■ tin Botrys. The Herb 
 powder’d, and mix’d with 
 Hony, is good for an Ulcer 
 of the Lungs : It provokes 
 the Courfes, and expels a 
 dead Child. Take of this 
 Herb, of Hedge-Muftard, 
 and of Nettles , each two 
 Handfuls, of Cok’s-foot one 
 Handful and an half; boil 
 them in a fufficient quanti- 
 ty of Fountain-water, in 
 B. M. to a Quart of , the 
 clear Liquor ftrain’d ; add 
 the Juice of Turnips par’d, 
 and boil’d in Fountain- wa- 
 ter ; change the Water 
 twice, and when they arc 
 fofc prefs out the Juice 
 gently • add of this juice, 
 having clear’d it felf by 
 ftanding, one Pint, fine Su- 
 gar Lhree Pounds ; boil it 
 to a Syrup in B. M. when 
 there is occafiori to ufe it. 
 
O L 
 
 ( 3i3 ) O L 
 
 TisaTree 
 of a moderate Bignefs ; it 
 grows (lowly, and lads 
 long, fame fay two hundred 
 Years. It grows in Italy 
 and France , and other Pla- 
 ces. Tho’ Olives, when 
 they are ripe, are black, 
 and tafte acrid, bitter and 
 naufeous, yet the Oyl that 
 is prefs’d from them is moft 
 commonly Pellucid, and a 
 little yellowifh. It tides 
 Iweet and pleafant ; but 
 that which is freed from 
 Colour and Tafte, is rec- 
 kon’d the beft. The Leaves 
 of Olives cool, dry, and 
 are aftringent. They are 
 chiefly ufed outwardly, for 
 Fluxes of the Belly, of the 
 Courfes, for an Herpes, 
 and the like; and with 
 Medicines for the Eyes. Sc 
 great is the ufe of the Oyl. 
 both for Meat <md Mcdi 
 cine, that it wouid take up 
 too much time to mention 
 all. Galen , Dirfcorides, P li- 
 ty, and others, both An- 
 cient and Modern, have 
 treated largely of it. One 
 was ask’d when he was 
 above an Hundred Years 
 old, by what Means he 
 kept up the Vigour of his 
 
 Mind and Body : He an- 
 fwer’d, by taking Wine in- 
 wardly, and by uling of 
 0:1 outwardly. Cardan 
 
 mentions three Things 
 which prolong Life Miik, 
 Hcny as id Oil : $ut he 
 does not mean that the Oil 
 ihould be ufed outwardly, 
 but be taken inwardly with 
 Meat. Arijictle laid, that 
 Oil and Salt fhouid be al- 
 ways had in Readinels, for 
 that they much conduced 
 to a long Life. The beft 
 Oil tor the Recovery of 
 Health is that which is 
 made of Olives before they 
 are ripe, and then ’tis call’d 
 Omphacunun : Of this 
 
 they make Ointments, and 
 many other Compolitions: 
 Oil of Ripe Olives is hot, 
 and moiftens moderately 
 Ttih'Old is hotter than the 
 New. Mt mollifies, digefts, 
 is vulnerary, and loofens 
 the Belly, an Ounce of it 
 being taken in hot Beer. 
 It takes off the Drynefs of 
 the Breaft, cures the Gripes, 
 opens the Urinary Paflages, 
 cleanfes and heals them 
 when they are fore. *Tis 
 outwardly ufed for Cly- 
 fters, and hot Tumours, 
 and 
 
O P 
 
 op c 314 ) 
 
 and the like. Mix’d with 
 warm Water, and taken 
 inwardly, it vomits ; and 
 therefore is ufed againft 
 Poifons. Schroder fays , 
 that in Wejiphaita they u- 
 fually give Oil daily, with 
 hot Beer, to thofe that are 
 wounded ; and they take 
 fo much of it, that their 
 very Sweat fmells of it. 
 A Toaft dip’d in Oil, 
 and well moiften’d with 
 it, and taken daily in the 
 Morning, keeps the Body 
 open. All forts of In- 
 feds being befmear’d with 
 Oil, die prefentlv : The 
 Reafon is plain , for it 
 ftops the Pores whereby 
 they breath. Oil cleanfes 
 the Hands from Pitch, and 
 Clothes when they are 
 pitch’d. 
 
 £>ptiimTee&, white of 
 
 Poppies, in the Firft Part of 
 this Herbal. Opium is a 
 Tear which deftils of it felf, 
 or by Incifion of the Heads 
 of the Poppies. ’Tis found 
 frequently in Greece, in the 
 Kingdom of Cambaia, and 
 the Territories of Gmnd- 
 Cairo in Egypt. There are 
 three Sortsofit, the Black, 
 the White, and the Y cllow. 
 
 The Inhabitants of thofe 
 Countries keep this Opium 
 for their own ufe, and fend 
 us only the Meconium, 
 which is nothing elfe but 
 the Juice of the Poppy- 
 heads, drawn by Exprei- 
 fion ; which is not near lo 
 good as the true Opium. 
 The belt Opium comes, 
 from Thebes , or elfe from 
 Gy and-C air 0 : Chufe it black, 
 inflamable, bitter, and a lit- 
 tle Acrimonious. Its Smell 
 is difagreeable and ftupe- 
 fadive. Extrad of Opi- 
 um is made in the following 
 manner : Cut into Slices 
 four Ounces of good O- 
 pium, and put it into a 
 Boult-head ; pour upon it a 
 Quart of Rain-Water well 
 filter’d, ftop the Boult-head, 
 and fetting it in the Sand, 
 give your Fire by degrees; 
 then incrcafe it to make 
 the Liquor boil for two 
 Hours ; ftrain it warm, 
 and pour it into a Bottle ; 
 take the Opium which re-, 
 mains undiflolv’d in the 
 Rain-warer, dry it in an 
 Earthen Pan, over a fmali 
 Fire j and putting it into a 
 Matrals pour upon it Spi- 
 rit of Wine, to the heighth 
 of four Fingers ; ftop the 
 ■ Matrafs 
 
O P 
 
 ( 31J ) O P 
 
 Matrafs, and digeft rhe 
 Matter twelve Hours in hot 
 Allies ; afterwards ftrain 
 the Liquor, and there will 
 remain a Glutinous Earth, 
 which isp be flung away ; 
 evaporate both'theie Dilicv 
 lutions of Opium feparate- 
 lv, in Earthen or G I afs-Vef- 
 fcls, in a Sand-heat, to the 
 Confidence of Bony, then 
 mix them, and finifh the 
 drying this Mixture with a 
 very gentle Heat, to give 
 it the Confidence of Pills, 
 or of a folid Extra# : Tis 
 the mod certain Soporiflck 
 that we have in Phyflck : 
 It allays all Pains which 
 proceed from too great an 
 Activity of the Humours. 
 ’Tis good for the Tooth- 
 acb, applied to the Tooth, 
 or clfe to the Temnle-Ar- 
 tery in a Plaifter, ’ Fisufed 
 to ftop Spitting of Blood, 
 the Bloody-Flux, the Flux 
 of the Courfes, and He- 
 morrhoids ; for the Cho- 
 lick, for hot Defluxions of 
 rfle Eyes, and to quiet all 
 forts of 'Griping Pains. 
 The Dofe of it is, from 
 half a Grain to three 
 Grains, in fome convenient 
 Conferve, or elfe dififolv’d 
 in a Julap. Thofe that ac- 
 
 cuftom themfelves to the 
 ufe of Opium mult increale 
 the Dole of it, or elfe it 
 will have no ElTedl on 
 them. Halmonts Liquid 
 Laudanum is made in the 
 following manner : Take 
 of Opium four Ounces, cut 
 it into Slices, dry it in a 
 gentle Heat ; then take a 
 Quart of the Juice of 
 Quinces, mix one quarter 
 of the Juice wirh Opium, 
 rub it very well in a Glafs- 
 Mortar, let it diffolve as 
 much of the Opium as it 
 will bear; decant it of£ 
 and pour on as much more 
 frefli Juice, rub it as be- 
 fore ; continue fo doing till 
 the Opium is dilfolv’d, but 
 keep out a little of the Juice 
 to mix with four Spoonfuls 
 of Yeaft ; then put it to the 
 reft of the Liquor, and 
 place it in a wide mouth’d 
 Glafs, cover’d with Paper, 
 in the firft Degree of Heat, 
 on a digeftive Furnace, to 
 ferment ; let it continue 
 four Days, or fo long as it 
 ferments ; when it has done 
 fermenting take it off the 
 Furnace.and decantitfrom 
 the Faces ; that which will 
 not decant filter through 
 Paper ; then add to this 
 Tin<fture 
 
OR (31 6 ) OR 
 
 Tindurean Ounce of Saf- 
 fron, two Ounces of Cin- 
 namon, half an Ounce of 
 Nutmegs , and half an 
 Ounce of Cloves ; the Cin- 
 namon and Nutmegs muft 
 be powder’d grofly ; fet it 
 on the Digeftive Furnace 
 again, in the fame Degree 
 of Heat, and let it .ftand 
 three or four Days ; then 
 filter you rT in&ure through 
 Paper, and put it into a 
 Cucurbke, put on an Head 
 and Receiver; draw offhalf 
 that which remains in the 
 Cucurbite ; you muft fil- 
 ter it again, left any Dregs 
 fhould remain at the bot- 
 tom : Put it up in a Glafs 
 for ufe: 
 
 flDjattgeS, in Latin Ma- 
 ins Aurantia. The Nobili- 
 ty and Gentry in England 
 value the Trees much, and 
 keep them in their Gardens 
 for a fine Shew, and fome 
 of them bring Fruit to Ma- 
 turity ; but by Reafon of 
 the Coldnefs of our Cli- 
 mate, the Produd is no 
 way fuitable to the Charge. 
 They are kept in Houfes in 
 the Winter-time, to defend 
 them from the Injuries of, 
 the Weather : But they 
 
 grow in great abundance 
 in Sicily, Italy and Spain, 
 and in other Places. The 
 Flowers are much efteem’d 
 for their good Smell, which 
 they retain a long while. 
 The deltili’d W ater of them 
 is alfo very fragrant, and is 
 not only pleafant, but ufe- 
 ful too againft the Plague 
 and Contagious Difeafes, 
 The Spaniards give it to 
 ’Women in hard Labour, 
 with a little Penny-royaJ- 
 water. The Bark is more 
 bitter, and therefore hotter 
 than the Bark of Citron. 
 Being candied, it kills tfie 
 Worms in Children. It al- 
 fo ftrengthens the Heart 
 and Stomach, and is good 
 for thofe Difeafes Citrons 
 are prefcrib’d for The 
 Juice is not fo fliarp as that 
 of Limons or Citrons, yet 
 it is cooling, and taftes 
 pleafantly. It creates an 
 Appetite, and extinguifhes 
 Thifft : and therefore is 
 of good ufe in Fevers. _ O- 
 ranges are excellent for cu- 
 ring the Scurvy. The Oil 
 prefs’d out of the Bark is 
 of a fiery quality, as will 
 appear to any one that (hall 
 prefs the frefh Juice near a 
 Candle ; for the Drops, 
 like 
 
OR ( 317 ) 
 
 like Dew, that fly out will 
 flame and crackle, juft as 
 if the Powder of Sulphur 
 were flung upon the Flame. 
 Some think that the Bark 
 fo prels’d into the Eyes 
 clears the Sight. Neck-la- 
 ces and Bracelets, to num- 
 ber the Prayers, are made 
 of fmall Oranges that fall 
 off ; and they fmell very 
 pleafantly. The Seeds kill 
 the Worms in Children. 
 The Seeds being let in the 
 Earth, little Trees fpring 
 for a Year, which are eaten 
 in the manner of Pallets - 3 
 they tafte very pleafantly, 
 and ftrengthen the Sto- 
 mach, and create an Appe- 
 tite. For the Worms, Take 
 an Orange* bore an Hole 
 in it, and prefs out the 
 juice ; then fill it with e- 
 qual parts of Oyl of Flax, 
 the Juice of Wormwood, 
 and Rue, adding a little 
 Treacle, and Flower of 
 Lupins, and let them boil 
 awhile : Anoint the Pulfe, 
 the Temples, the Noftrils, 
 and the Navel with thi 
 Linament, and you wi 
 find wonderful Succefs. 
 Conferve of Oranges is 
 made in thefollowing man- 
 ner : Take what quantity 
 
 O R 
 
 you pleafe of the yellow 
 Peel of Oranges, beat them 
 well in a Stone-Mortar, 
 and add thrice the weight 
 of Fine Sugar ; beat it up 
 to a Conferve : This' 1 is 
 
 good for a cold Scurvy, 
 and for Pains and Wind in 
 the Stomach. Syrup of O- 
 ranges is made in the fol- 
 lowing manner : Take of 
 the Juice {train'd, and cla- 
 rified by ftanding, one Pint ; 
 of White Sugar clarified , 
 and boil’d up to the Con- 
 fiftence of Tablets, two 
 Pounds ; let it juft boil up, 
 and fo make a Syrup. O- 
 range- water is made in the 
 following manner : T ake 
 of the yellow Peel of half 
 an Hundred of the beft 
 frefli and well- colour’d O- 
 ranges, infufe them four or 
 five Days in three Quarts 
 of Sack and two Quarts af 
 Nants-Brandy ; put a Pound 
 of Loaf-Sugar into it to 
 fweeten it. 
 
 It beats and 
 moiftens, and taftes fweet: 
 ’Tis chiefly ufed for a Pro- 
 vocative to Venery ; it 
 comforts the Womb, and 
 helps Conception. Take of 
 the Salt of Satyrion half a 
 Scruple 
 
OR ( 518 ) 
 
 P A 
 
 Scruple in JMalnga-W : ine 
 often, after the Flux of the 
 Courfes : This has made 
 many Women fruitful. 
 Dia/atyrion of the London - 
 Difpenfatory is made in the 
 following manner : Take 
 of the Roots of Orchis 
 three Ounces ; Dates, bit- 
 ter Almonds, iWftfw-Nuts, 
 Pine-Nuts , Fiftich-Nuts, 
 Ginger candied, Eryngo- 
 Roots candied, each one 
 Ounce; of Cloves, Galan- 
 gal. Long and Black Pep- 
 per, each three Drams ; of 
 Amber-greafe one Scruple, 
 of Musk two Scruples, of 
 Penids four Ounces , of 
 Cinnamon and Saffron 
 each half an Ounce ; of 
 Malaga-Winc three Oun- 
 ces, of Nutmegs, Mace, 
 Grains of Paradifc, each 
 two Drams ; of Afh-tree- 
 Keys, the Belly and Loins 
 of Scinks, of Factitious 
 Borax and Benzoin, each 
 three Drains; of the Wood 
 of Aloes and Cardamoms, 
 each two Drams ; of the 
 Seeds ofNettles, Onions, 
 and of the Roots of Avens, 
 each one Dram and an 
 half ; mingle them, and 
 make an Eledluary accord- 
 ing to Art, with two Pints 
 
 and an half of the Syrup of 
 Ginger preferv’d. This E- 
 lecftuary is frequently uled 
 for a Provocative to Ve- 
 nery. 
 
 or Sca- 
 
 H'raks, in Latin Fuciis Ma~ 
 r in us. All kinds of Wra k e 
 are cool and dry, and good 
 for Inflammations being u- 
 led freih. 
 
 p$nar*f£mutt0. This 
 Herb being cut, efpe- 
 cially in the Root, the Juice 
 flows out in the Summer- 
 time, which is call’d Opo- 
 panax. ’Tis good for 
 Wounds ; It mollifies, di- 
 geftsjdifcuffes Wind, purges 
 thick and clammy Flegm, 
 from the remote Parts,from 
 the Head , Nerves and 
 Joints. The bell is yellow 
 without, and white or yel- 
 lowifh within ; it taftes ve- 
 ry bitter, andfmellsftrong; 
 ’tis of a fat Confiftence ; 
 diffolves eafily in Water, 
 and is light and friable, 
 The Roots of Panax-Her- 
 culis 
 
( 319 ) 
 
 P E 
 
 culis are good for all cold 
 Difeafes of the Breaft, fpr 
 Pains of the Stomach, and 
 Obftrinftions of the Bow- 
 els ; for Difeafes of the 
 Reins, Bidder, Womb and 
 Breaft. They are good for 
 Pains of the Head, Giddi- 
 nefs, the Falling-ficknefs, 
 Convuilions, the Pa!fie,an 
 Afthma, for Coughs, the 
 Jaudife , and a Droplie. 
 They expel Wind, provoke 
 Urine and the Courfes, ha- 
 ften Delivery , and expel 
 Gravel. A Decoiftion of 
 them is good for the Hip- 
 Gout. Take of Opopanax 
 one Dram, of Spike-Nard 
 powder’d half a Scruple, 
 of Diagridium fourGrainsj 
 with Syrup of Staecha’s 
 make Pills : Thefe Pills 
 purge Flegm. 
 
 PdlttOCP of Spain, in 
 Latin Pygrethrum. *Tis rec- 
 kon’d an excellent Reme- 
 dy for the Palfie of the 
 Tongue , and Lofs of 
 Speech. The Root is very 
 biting, and hot. Being 
 chew’d in the Mouth, it 
 cures the Pain in the 
 Teeth. 
 
 pound 
 
 P E 
 
 Latin Piper Rotundum Ni~ 
 grum. Itggrows in moft of 
 the Provinces of India, e- 
 fpecially Malaca, Java and 
 Sumetra. There is fo much 
 of it in thofe Places, that it 
 ferves the whole World. 
 The Plant is fo weak, that 
 it cannot ftand by it felf ; 
 and if it has no Tree to 
 climb upon, it falls to the 
 Ground like the Hops. 
 
 White in 
 
 Latin Piper Pptundum Al- 
 bum. There is no diffe- 
 rence betwixt the Plants, 
 as there is none betwixt 
 the Vines that bring White 
 and Red Grapes. All forts 
 of Pepper heat, provoke 
 Urine, concoiftand difcufs, 
 being taken inwardly ; and 
 ufed outwardly, they take 
 off the Shaking Cold Fit of 
 Agues, and are good for 
 the Biting of Venomous 
 Creatures. Pepper haftens 
 Delivery, and is fuppos’d 
 to hinder Conception, be- 
 ing applied after Copula- 
 tion . ’Tis good for Coughs, 
 and all Difeafes of the 
 Breaft. Mix’d with Ho- 
 ny ’tis beft for a Quinfie. 
 It takes off the Gripes, be- 
 ing taken with the tender 
 Leaves 
 
( 320 ) 
 
 P E 
 
 Leaves of Laurel. It draws 
 Flegtn from the Head, be- 
 ing chew’d with Ralins; 
 and it excites Appetite, and 
 helps Concodtion. Mix’d 
 with Pitch , it difcuffes 
 King’s-Evil Swellings, and 
 is good tor Cold and Crude 
 Stomachs. There is a great 
 difference betwixt Taking 
 of it whole, and in Pow- 
 der ; for the Powder caufes 
 the Hickups, and inflames 
 all theBowels: Theythere- 
 fore that take it to help 
 theirStomachSjfhould fwal- 
 low it whole. And it is 
 beft to feafon bak’d Meats 
 with Whole Pepper ; for 
 when it is powder’d it 
 fticks to the Coats of the 
 Stomach, and occalions in 
 fome Conftitutions the 
 Heart-burning , and the 
 Hickups. ’Tis ufed out 
 wardly in Gargarifms, and 
 Sneezing-Powders. It takes 
 off the Pain of the Teeth, 
 arid affwages the Swelling 
 of the Uvula, and is good 
 for cold Difeafes of the 
 Nerves. Pepper, and the 
 Oil of it, is mightily com- 
 mended forQuartan Agues, 
 by feveral good Authors. 
 Oil of Pepper outwardly 
 ufed, is an excellent Remc- 
 
 P E 
 
 medy for a'Palfie. Not 
 oniy the Berries, which are 
 properly call’d Pepper, are 
 io biting, but alfo the whole 
 Plant., i he Indians ufe 
 LongPcpper in Ointments, 
 for pains of the Members 
 proceeding from Cold, and 
 againft Poilons, and for 
 Giddinels of the Head, Ca- 
 tarrhs , and Dimnels of 
 Sight, with good Succels/ 
 The common lore of Peo- 
 ple in India ufe, when their 
 Stomachs have been a long 
 while weak, to drink Wa- 
 ter wherein a good quanti- 
 ty of Pepper has been in- 
 fus d : And they draw a 
 very fiery Spirit from frefli 
 Pepper, which they ufe for 
 the fame purpoie. Pepper 
 with a clufter’d Tail, and 
 Long Oriental Pepper,have 
 much the fame Virtues with 
 thefe deferib’d. Take of 
 Malaga - Sack three Pints/ 
 of Rue, Ginger and Long- 
 Pepper cut , each two 
 Drains ; of Nutmegs one 
 Dram ; boil them to the 
 Gonfumption of a third 
 part ; ftrain it , and add 
 two Drams of^ew/ce-Trea- 
 cle, and one Dram of Mi- 
 thridate, and four Ounces 
 of ftrong Angelica-water 5 
 mingle 
 
P o 
 
 pi C 321 ) 
 
 mingle them : The Dofe is, 
 one Spoonful at a time for 
 Prefervation againft the 
 Plague, and three at a time 
 to cure it. 
 
 P'tcl;, in Latin Pix.i 
 5 Tis the Refin of the Pin.e, 
 of the Firr-tree, and fome 
 other Trees : which is de- 
 ftill'd by Fire, and boifd 
 toaConfiftence. Pitch ufed 
 in the manner of a Plaifter, 
 pulls up Hairs by the Roots. 
 It mollifies, fuppurates, dif- 
 cufles Swellings, and in- 
 carns Ulcers. Tar cures 
 the Mange in Cattel, and 
 their Wounds and Ulcers, 
 and keeps the Fly from 
 them. In Norway they ufe 
 Tar that is made of the 
 Firr, with good fuccefs in 
 Malignant Fevers ' they 
 mix it with Beer, and drink 
 it : And they count dry 
 Pitch a prelent Remedy for 
 the Gout : but the chief ufe 
 of Pitch is for Shipping. 
 Lamp-black is nothing but 
 the Smoak of Pitch ; they 
 that make it have Rooms 
 that keep in all the Smoak, 
 and fo they coiled: it. 
 Take of Liquid Pitch, and 
 of the Balfam of Tolu , each 
 twenty fix Grains j of 
 
 Chios- T urpentine one Scru- 
 ple j with powder of Crab’s- 
 eyes make a Mafs, where- 
 of make middling-Pills ; 
 take three in the Morning, 
 and at»Bed-time, drinking 
 upon them fix Spoonfuls of 
 the folio wing Julap : Take 
 of Hy flop- water one pint, 
 of Ground-Ivy-warer fix 
 Ounces, of the Tintflure of 
 the Balfam of Tolu one 
 Dram and an half, of 
 White Sugar-candy a fuflii- 
 cient quantity. Thefe Pills 
 are good in a Confum- 
 3tion. 
 
 The in La- 
 
 tin Platanus Orientalis Verst, 
 The fender Leaves boil’d 
 in Wine, and ufed in the 
 manner of an Ointment, 
 flops Fluxions oftheEyes.- 
 The Bark boil’d in Vinegar 
 is ufed for pains of the 
 Teeth ; but now-a-days it 
 is not ufed inPhyfick. The 
 Lord Paeon, that- excellent 
 Man, whom all the World 
 admires, planted feveral of 
 thefe Trees near Veru - 
 lam. 
 
 PoTep^unratn , in 
 
 Latin Polium Montanum 
 It provokes Urine and the 
 Y Courfes 
 
Courfes ; is good for Orop- 
 fies, ahd the Jaundice, and 
 the biting of Venomous 
 Creatures. ’Tis an Ingre- 
 dient in Treacle and Mi- 
 thridate; Sylvius corfimends 
 it much for the Falling- 
 flcknefs, becaufeit abounds 
 with a Volatile Salt. 
 
 pomegranate , in La- 
 tin Malus Punica Jive Gra- 
 natd. It grows in France, 
 Italy and Spain. The Ap- 
 ples are reckon’d to con- 
 tain a good Juice, that is 
 agreeable to the Stomach ; 
 but it yields little Nourifh- 
 ment; Pomegranates, with 
 refpedf to their Tafte, are 
 diftinguifli’d into Sweet, 
 Acid and Vinous. The 
 Sweet, and the Syrup of 
 them, isufedfor Chronical 
 Coughs and a Pleurihe ; 
 but it. is not good in Fe- 
 vers, beca'ufe it oceafions 
 Wind, and increafes the 
 Heat. The Acid are cold, 
 and Aftringent, and Sto- 
 machick ; wherefore they, 
 and the Syrup of them, are 
 ufed to quench Thirft, for 
 Fevers, the Running of the 
 Reins, for Ulcers of the 
 Mouth, and the like. The 
 YinpysareofamifHIe Na- 
 
 turej betwixt Acid and 
 Sweet ; they are Cordial 
 and Cephalick, and chiefly 
 ufed for Fainting, and Gid- 
 dinefs, and the like. The 
 Juice is prefs’d out of thefe 
 Apples for the aforefaid 
 Ufes; and being ferment- 
 ed and clear’d, is call’d 
 Wine. The Flowers are 
 very aftringent, wherefore 
 they are frequently ufed 
 for Fluxes of all kinds. 
 The powder of them being 
 j'prinkled uponUlcers, foon 
 Cicatrizes them, and cures 
 Ulcers of the Mouth. The 
 Bark is of the fame Nature 
 with the Flowers 1 , and is j 
 ufed to tan Leather, and 
 to make Ink , inftead of | 
 Galls. A Decotftion of it 
 in Wine, taken inwardly, 
 kills Worms , efpccially 
 thofe which are called Afca- 
 rides. The Kernels cool 
 and bind, efpecially thole 
 of the Acid Apple. In 
 fllort, the Flowers, the 
 Bark, the Kernels, and the 
 Leaves are proper where 
 there is need of binding. 
 Syrup of Pomegranates of 
 the Lotidon-Difpcnfatory is 
 made in the following man- 
 ner : Take of White Sugar 
 a Pound and arihalf, of the 
 i Jt\ice 
 
Juice of Pomegranates cla- 
 rified a Pint, make a Sy- 
 rup in B. M. Cafalpinus 
 fays, tfiat the Juice prefs’d 
 from the Pomegranate, and 
 the Peel of it purge yel- 
 low Gholer : But this muft 
 be underftood of the Sweet 
 Apples. Take of Pome- 
 granate-peel halfan Ounce, 
 of Red Rofes two Pugils ; 
 boil them in a fufficient 
 quantity of Gow’s Milk$ 
 in half a Pint of the {train- 
 ed Liquor diflolve half an 
 Ounce of Diafcordium : 
 Make a Clytter. This 
 Dr. Sydenham commends 
 much in a Loofnefs , to 
 ftop it. 
 
 in Latin Bat- 
 tat a. They are boil’d, or 1 
 roafted under Allies, and 
 eat better than our Turnips. 
 They grow in the New 
 World, and the neighbour- 
 ing Iflands; from whence 
 they were brought to Spain, 
 and from thence to other 
 parts of Europe. 
 
 Mock s '$li , Ott 3 in Latin 
 Fhyllyrca. The Leaves of 
 it are aftringent ; and a 
 Decodtion of them cures 
 Ulcers of the Mouth ‘ And 
 
 being taken inwardly, it 
 provokes Urine, and the 
 Courfes. Mock-Privet is 
 muchufed to make Hedges 
 in Gardens, and is planted 
 in Walks. 
 
 Pfplttim , in Englifh 
 Elea- wort. It grows com- 
 monly about Montpelier , 
 and in Italy, it evacuates 
 yellow Choler, and by its 
 Mucilage blunts the Acri- 
 mony of the Humours j 
 and is therefore commend- 
 ed in a Dyfentery, and the 
 like. But it is fuppos’d to 
 be offenfive to the Stomach, 
 and occalions Faintnefs if it 
 be taken often. For pains 
 proceeding from Inflamma- 
 tions of the Eyes, Take of 
 the Mucilage of the Seed of 
 Flea-wort , and Quinces., 
 made in Plantain and Rojfe- 
 water, each one Ounce 5 
 and mix’d with five Grains 
 of Camphir, in the White 
 of an Egg ; drop it into 
 the Eyes. When the Pa- 
 late, Uvula or Tongue are 
 excoriated, Purflain 01 Flea- 
 wort- water does good. Vio- 
 lent Pains of the Head, pro- 
 ceeding from an hot Caufe, 
 which otherRemediescould 
 not mitigate, have been 
 Y 2 happily 
 
R E 
 
 P U ( 324 ) 
 
 happily eas’d with an Epi- 
 theiri made of die Muci- 
 lage of the Seeds of Flea- 
 wort, extracted in Role- 
 water , and mix’d with a 
 little Vinegar. Take of the 
 Mucilage of the Seeds of 
 Flea-wort, or of Quirwks, 
 extracted with the Water 
 of Lettice or Rofcs, half an 
 Ounce ; of Syrup of Vio- 
 lets, Unions, or Pomegra- 
 nates, one Ounce and an 
 half ; mingle them : Let 
 the Sick take alittleby In- 
 tervals, and hold it in his 
 Mouth. This is good for 
 an Hear, Drought, or Foul- 
 nefs of the Tongue or 
 Jaws. 
 
 being chew’d in the Mouth 
 raw , it evacuates Flegm . 
 Which argues, that it is 
 not gentle nor fweetifh, as 
 Mattbiolus fays. 
 
 pulfaum ’Tis a Vul- 
 nerary Herb. The deftill’d 
 Water of it is excellent 
 for cleaning and curing 
 Wounds. The Root of it 
 is much commended by 
 feme for a Prcfervative 
 from the Contagion of the 
 Plague, and againft Poi- 
 fbn's, and for the biting of 
 Vc no thorns Creamres, two 
 Drams of it being taken in 
 Wine, ’tis alfo mix’d with 
 A ntid otes. But Tragus fays 5 
 that the Rcor dried, pro 
 yokes Sneez’ne : .and that, 
 
 R. 
 
 'tOmmon-l&tttl, in La - 
 J tin Arundo Vallatoria. 
 The Root of it boil’d in 
 Water or Wine, and taken 
 inwardly , provokes the 
 Courfes and Urine. The 
 Decodion of it in Wine 
 takes off the Scurf from the 
 Head , the Head being 
 wafli’d therewith: The 
 
 green Leaves bruis’d, and 
 applied, cures St. Anthony's 
 Fire, and other Inflamma- 
 tions. Reeds are ftrowed 
 in the Chambers of thofe 
 that have Fevers, to keep 
 them cool. The Juice of 
 the Root, mix’d with an 
 equal quantity of Hony 
 and Goat’s Suet, takes off 
 the Spots occafion’d by the 
 Small-Pox. The Pith ap- 
 plied to the Fore part of 
 the Head, and the Feet, 
 provokes Sweat powerful- 
 ly if the Party that ufes it 
 keeps 
 
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 keeps bis Bed, and is well 
 cover’d. The Root beat, 
 and ^.ppliqd , draws out 
 Thorns from the Fkib- 
 
 Hubarb, in Latin 
 barbarum. It grows in Chi- 
 na. It purges gently yel- 
 low Choler, and clammy 
 Flegm. ’Tis a Specified 
 for the Liver. It cures the 
 Jaundice, a Loofnefs, and 
 theBloody-Flux. ’Tis rec- 
 kon’d to purge firft, and 
 bind afterwards. 'Tis com- 
 monly ordered to be torri- 
 fied, but it certainly leflens 
 the Virtue of it. For Fe- 
 vers proceeding from Ob- 
 ftrueftions, take two Drams 
 ofRubarb, or one for In- 
 fants, flice it, and rye it up 
 in a Rag, and infufe it in 
 a pint jof Succory-water : 
 The Dofeis, four Ounces, 
 You mult prefs the Rag 
 wherein the Rubarb is eve- 
 ry Morning. Montanushys, 
 he cured all forts of Fevers 
 with this Remedy. For the 
 Hedtick Fever in Children, 
 and to purge them upon 
 other Accounts, Take of 
 choice Rubarb flic’d two 
 Drams, put it into a Glafs-. 
 Bottle containing a Quart 
 ^ffm^H or any other 
 
 Liquor the Child ulually 
 drinks of ; Hop the Bottle 
 dole : This Medicate Beer 
 mult be ufed in the Day 
 and Night, and at Meals. 
 When it is drunk up, a 
 Quart more mult be put 
 upon the lame Rubarb ; 
 Which alfo being drunk 
 ofi^ a Quart more mult 
 be put upon if as before. 
 After which , the Rubarb 
 commonly lofes its Virtue. 
 But, left the Beer firft put 
 on fhould be too much im- 
 pregnated with the Cathar- 
 tick Quality of the Rubarb 
 and fo purge too much, ’tis 
 belt to add another pint, 
 prefently after the firft is 
 drunkf; but afterwards frefh 
 Beer muft not be added, 
 till the whole Bottle is ta- 
 ken. Syrup of Rhubarb of 
 the Uondon-Dl/pcnfatory is 
 made in the following man- 
 ner : Take of the beft Ru- 
 barb, and of the Leaves of 
 Sena, each two Ounces and 
 an half ; of Violets one 
 Handful, of Cinnamon one 
 Dram and an half, of Gin- 
 ger half a Dram, of the 
 Waters of Betony, Succory 
 and Buglofs,eachapintand 
 an half j mix them, and let 
 them ftand warm all Night ; 
 
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 ftrain the Liquor, and boil 
 it to a Syrup, with two 
 pounds of fine Sugar ; ad- 
 ding to it, at laft four Oun- 
 ces of Syrup of Rofes So- 
 lutive : An Ounce or more 
 of it may be taken at a 
 time. The Troches of Ru- 
 barb are made in the fol- 
 lowing manner ; Take of 
 choice Rubarb ten Drams, 
 of the Juice of Maudlin 
 thicken’d, and of ^Bitter 
 Almonds , each half an 
 Ounce l of Red Rofes three 
 Drams, of the Roots of A- 
 farabacca, Madder, Indian 
 Spike ; of the Leaves of 
 Wormwood, Annile and 
 Smallage, each one Dram ; 
 make Troches according to , 
 Art , with Wine wherein 
 Wormwood hath been boil- 
 ed,. or with the Juice of 
 Matidline clarified: A Dram 
 of them may be taken at a 
 ttfrie. Extradl of Rubarb 
 is made in the following 
 manner : bruife fix or eight 
 Ounces of good Rubarb, 
 and infufe it twelve Hours 
 warm in a fufficient quan- 
 tity of Succory-water, fo as 
 the Water may be fourFin- 
 gers above the Rubarb ; 
 Bet it juft boil, and pafs the 
 Liquor through a Cloth j 
 
 infufe the Remainder in fq 
 much more Succory-water 
 as before, then ftrain the 
 Infufion, and exprefs it | 
 ftronglyj mix your Impreg- a 
 nations, orTin&ures, and ; 
 let them fettle ; filtrate | 
 them, and evaporate the 
 Liquor in a Glafs-Veflel, 1 
 over a very gentle Fire, un-r 
 til there remains a Matter 
 that has the Confifience of 
 thick Hony, this is cal- 
 led Extract of Rubarb : j 
 The Dofe is , from ten 
 Grains ro two Scnlples, in 
 Fills, or diflolv’d in Succo- 
 ry-water. The beft fort of 
 Rubarb is that which being 5 
 broke, appears of a Nut- 
 meg-colourwithin. Its Vir- 
 tues are fo many, and fo 
 great, that if they were fuf- 
 fidently known, and Men 
 could generally ufe it 
 without that Nauleoufnefs I 
 which too commonly at- 
 tends it. Mankind would 
 have infinitely Ids need 
 than they have of the Aft 
 Phyfick in moft Cafes ; 
 and Men might, perhaps, 
 preferve themfelvcs from 
 moft Difeafcs, without any 
 other Help, 
 
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 It grows in Eaft-Indi< t, and 
 is their chief Corn. It de- 
 lights much in moift and 
 wet Ground, and therefore 
 they perpetually water it j 
 fo that thofe that reap it 
 are forc’d to go up to the 
 Knees in Water. Tis ve- 
 ry much eaten with Meat 5 
 fo that all the Oriential Na- 
 tions live upon it almoft. 
 ‘Tis eafie to concodt, and 
 taftes very pleafantly being 
 boil'd in Milk, or in fat 
 Broth. Tis good Food for 
 thofe that are troubled with 
 the Bloody-Flux, a Loof- 
 nefs, and the like. Some 
 think, that the feeding up- 
 on it often makes them 
 fat ; and therefore Lean 
 Women eat it often, boil’d 
 in Milk. 
 
 Ulcers of the Lungs, and 
 for other Difeafes of them ; 
 as, a Conlumption, Spit- 
 ting of Blood, and the like. 
 ’Tis ufed outwardly for 
 Wounds. ’Tis an Ingre- 
 dient in the Magifterial- 
 Water of Snails of the Lon- 
 don Difpenfatory . 
 
 i y -f« 
 
 C of Jerufalem in La 
 >3 tin Pulmonaria Maculo- 
 fn. Tis commonly ufec 
 with Pot-herbs. Tis cor- 
 dial, and good for the 
 
 Ltings. ’Tis much of the 
 healing Nature of Com- 
 frey. ’Tis chiefly uf^d for 
 
 in Latin §an* 
 tanum. There are three 
 forts of it, White, Yellow 
 and Red. Thefe Woods 
 are Epatick and Cordial. 
 r They are chiefly ufcd for 
 fainting , Palpitation of 
 the Heart , and Obftru- 
 iftions of phe Liver. They 
 are ufed outwardly in Epi? 
 therns, for Catarrhs, Head- 
 ach. Vomiting, and for an 
 hot Intemperies of the Li- 
 ver. The Arabians, ^.nd 
 moft of the modern Phy- 
 ficians, hold, that Sanders 
 are cold : But John Baubi - 
 nus, and others, judge they 
 are hot, by their Effects 
 and Tafte. Great quanti- 
 ties of the White and Yel- 
 low Sanders ate uled in In- 
 dia ; for almoft all the, In- 
 habitants walh their Bodies 
 with Water wherein they 
 have been infus’d, having 
 been firft pounded in a 
 
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Stone-Mortar , and then 
 they fuffer it to dry on : 
 And this they do to cool 
 their Bodies, and to per- 
 fume them, for the Indians 
 are much delighted with 
 fweet Smell#. Red San- 
 ders cools and binds. White 
 Sanders powder’d, and ta- 
 ken in an Egg, or infus’d 
 all Night upon hot Afhes, 
 ih Red Wine, and taken 
 inwardly, ftops the Flux. 
 The Species of the three, 
 Sanders of the London-DiJ- 
 fenfatory is made in the fol- 
 lowing manner : Take of 
 all the forts of the Sanders, 
 and Red Rofes, each three 
 Drams ; Rubarb, Ivory, 
 Juice ofLiquorilh and Pur- 
 llain-feeds , of each two 
 Drams and fifteen Grains; 
 of Gum-Arabick, Traga- 
 canth, of the Seeds of Me- 
 lons, Cucumbers, Citruls, 
 Goards, and Endive, 
 each one Dram and an 
 half; ofCamphirone Scru- 
 ple; make a Powder ac- 
 cording to Art. ’Tis ufed 
 for Obilrudlions of the Li- 
 ver, for the Jaundice, and 
 for Weaknefs of the Sto- 
 mach and Bowels. 
 
 it con 
 
 fills of fine parts, and is 
 Sudorifick. ’Tis a Specifick 
 for the French-Vox , for 
 pains in the Limbs, and 
 for curing IJlcers and Chro- 
 nical Dileafes that proceed 
 from grofs and clammy 
 Humours, and for fuch as 
 depend on the Nerves. 
 ’Tis ^ alfo ufed for the 
 King s-Evil, and the like. 
 Take- of Sarfaparilla ten 
 Ounces, of the Roots of 
 China four Ounces, offrelh 
 Roots of Female Fern three 
 Ounces, of White Sanders 
 two Ounces, of Hart’s- 
 horn and Ivory rafp’d each 
 one Ounce and an half ; 
 infufe them twelve Hours 
 in ten Quarts of Bari y- wa- 
 ter , then boil it to the 
 Confumption of a third 
 part ; adding towards the 
 latter end, Raifins of the 
 Sun fton’d half a Pound ; 
 of then ftrain it, and add an 
 Ounce of fine Sugar to 
 etfery pint of the Deco- 
 dlion, and a Draft of Co- 
 riander-feeds , Keep it in 
 Stone-Bottles, well ilop’d, 
 in a Cellar. Take of Sar- 
 faparilla powder’d two 
 Ouhces, of the inner Re°* 
 finoifs Wood of Guaiacutn 
 half an Ounce, of Hart’s? 
 
 horq 
 
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 horn burnt, and th,e Tro- 
 ches of Vipers, each one 
 Ounce ; of Yellow San- 
 ders, Tormentile and Am- 
 ber, each half an Ounce ; 
 of Diaphoretick Antimony 
 the weight of all the reft ; 
 make an Eleduary with 
 equal parts of Syrup of 
 Rasberries, and the Alter- 
 ing Syrup of Apples : The 
 Dofe is one Dram, drink- 
 ing upon it a Draught of 
 the Decodion of Sarfa to 
 provoke Sweat. The two 
 Medicinesabove-mention’d 
 are ufed for the Cure of 
 the French-Vox. 
 
 ^affafrasf, it grows in 
 Florida, and in other Re- 
 gions of America. The 
 Decodion of the Wood of 
 the Root and of the Bark 
 is much ufed. ’Tis good 
 for the Hip-Gout, and for 
 Obftrudions ; and is count- 
 ed excellent for pale Vir- 
 gins. ’Tis much ufed for 
 the French- Pox. It expels 
 Wind from the Womb, 
 rakes off Crudities, pro- 
 vokes the Courfes wonder- 
 fully, and cures barrennefs, 
 and makes lean People fat. 
 Many ufe the Water, or 
 peco&iouof it, to prevent 
 
 the Plague, and other Con- 
 tagious Difeafes. ’Tis good 
 for Wind, and cold Difeafes/ 
 of the Stomach. It helps 
 Concodion, flops Vomiting 
 and is very good for cold 
 Difeafes of the Breaft. It 
 cures the Head-ach, expels 
 Gravel, takes off the Heat 
 of Urine, cures a {linking 
 Breath, and flops Catarrhs. 
 Take ofSaffafrasfixDrams, ' 
 of Sarfaparilla four Ounces, 
 pf the inner Refinous Wood 
 of Guaiacum three Ounces, 
 of the Bark of the fame, one 
 Ounce ; of the Roots of 
 Bur-dock, Scorzonera,Con- 
 trayerva, Tormentil, and 
 Butter-bur , of each one 
 Ounce and an half ; infufe 
 them in two Quarts of 
 fmall White-wine, upon 
 hot Afhes, for twenty four 
 Hours ; then add fix Quarts 
 of Fountain- water, and boil 
 it half away ; put in alfo 
 of Annife-feeds, Sweet-Fen- 
 nel- feeds, and Coriander- 
 feeds, each three Drams ; 
 of Liquorifli two Ounces ; 
 ftr^in it for ufe. Eledua- 
 ry of Saffafras of the Tow- 
 don-Difpenfatory, is made 
 in the following manner : 
 Take of the moft fragrant 
 Wood of Saffafras two 
 Qunces s 
 
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 Ounces ; boil it in three 
 Pints of common Water 
 rill half is confum’d ; to- 
 wards the End add half an 
 Ounce of Cinnamon grofly 
 powder’d j ftrain it, and 
 with two Pounds of Fine 
 Sugar boil it to a thick Sy- 
 rup ; then add of Cinna- 
 mon powder’d one Dram, 
 of Nutmegs powder’d, half 
 a Scruple, of Amber-greafe 
 thirty two Grains, of Musk 
 three Grains, ten Leaves of 
 Gold, and four Drops of 
 Spirit of Vitriol : Make an 
 Ele&uary according to Art. 
 It opens Obftrudtions, flops 
 Defluxions, helps Conce- 
 ption, expels Wind and 
 Gravel, and is generally 
 good for Difeafes that, pro- 
 ceed 'from cold, crude and 
 thin Humours. A Dram 
 of it may be taken at a 
 time. e 
 
 in Latin Se- 
 ratu'la. ’Tis called fo be- 
 caufe the Leaves are in- 
 dented like a Saw. Taken 
 in wine ’tis good for Rup- 
 tures and Bruifes ; and a 
 Dram of the Powder of the 
 Root taken in hot Wine, 
 doesthefame. ADecodtion 
 of it in Wine cleanfes Ul- 
 cers wonderfully, and in-. 
 
 ' cams and cicatrizes them. 
 It eafes the Pain of the 
 Piles, they being fomented 
 with it. The Leaves and 
 the Root beat together, and 
 applied, cure Wounds and 
 Burften Bellies. 
 
 ^cammottp, in Latin 
 Scamtnonium. The beft 
 comes from Anticch j ’tis 
 clear, fplendid, melts eafily, 
 and breaks eafily, is not 
 very weighty 5 being touch- 
 ed with the Tongue it 
 grows milky, when it is 
 broken ’tis yellowilh ; but 
 that which we have com- 
 monly is of an Afli-colour, 
 and looks ill, becaufe it is 
 not the Liquor or Tear 
 flowing from the Plant, 
 but the Juice prefs’d out; 
 It purges ftrongly Choler- 
 ick, Watery and Sharp Hu- 
 mours from the remote 
 Parts, and therefore is fre- 
 quently ufed for fuch Pur- 
 pofes. The Dofe is, from 
 fix Grains to a Scruple^ 
 But it is moft commonly 
 ufed mix’d with fome other 
 thing. The Preparation of 
 Scammony is in the fol- 
 lowing Planner : Put the 
 Powder of Scammony inch 
 (Quince made hollow, co- 
 ver’d 
 
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 yer’d with Pafte, and ba- 
 ked in an Oven, or roafted 
 under Alhes ; take out the 
 Scammony, and being fo 
 prepar’d, ’tis called Diagri* 
 dium. There is another 
 Preparation of it with Sul- 
 phur : Take of Scammo- 
 ny powder’d, as much as 
 you pleafe, put it upon a 
 Paper, hold the Paper overj 
 live Coals whereupon 
 Brimftone is call, till the; 
 Scammony melts, or grows! 
 white ; and this is called? 
 Sulphurated Scammony. 
 Diagridium is an Ingre-| 
 dient in the Golden Pill, 
 and of the Pill Cochin Major j 
 Scammony is an Ingredient 
 in the Pill Cochin Minor , of 
 the Pill Dc Lapide Lazuli, 
 of the Pill Opoponax, of 
 the Pill Rudii, and of thq 
 Pill Sine-quibus. Take oi 
 Calcin’d Hart’s-horn three! 
 Grains, of McrcuriusDulcis 
 “Fifteen Grains, one Drop 
 of Oil of Sulphur being 
 drop'd, upon it. Diagri- 
 diutn nine Grains, Cinna- 
 mon two Grains, Spirit of 
 Hart’s-horn three Drops ; 
 mingle them, makeaPdw- 
 der robe taken in the Pap 
 of a Roafted Apple once a 
 Week. This is a proper 
 
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 Purge for Children that 
 are troubled with Worms. 
 Scammony is alfoan Ingre- 
 dient of the Ele&uary of 
 the Juice of Roles of the 
 
 London-Dipenfatory. 
 
 Scottijh ^cttthMrafg , 
 
 Sea-cole-wort , or Sea-bind - 
 Weed, in Latin SoldanalU 
 Marina. The Herb is A- 
 crid, and injurious to the 
 Stomach ; it purges vio- 
 lently ; but becaule of its 
 Acrimony, ’tis boil’d in fat 
 Broth. ’Tis peculiarly pro- 
 per to evacuate Water in 
 a Dropfie : ’Tis alfo good 
 in the Scurvy. ’Tis cor- 
 rected with Cinnamon , 
 Mace, Ginger, and Annife- 
 feeds, arid the like. ’Tis 
 given fometimes in Sub- 
 ftance, and then the Dofe 
 is, from half a Dram to a 
 Dram. Take of the Leaves 
 of Scottijh Scurvy- grafs half 
 an Ounce, of Annife-feeds 
 one Scruple ; boil them in 
 Flelh-Broth for one Dofe, 
 Take of the Powder of 
 Scottijh Scurvy- grafs trie 
 Dram ; of Spike and Mace, 
 each half a Scruple ; min- 
 gle them, Either of thefe 
 Medicines is ufed to purge 
 Water, 
 
^cbetfeng, or Ajjyrian 
 Plumbs, in Latin Myxa, fi- 
 ve Sebefien. They grow in 
 Egypt and -Afia, They are 
 much ufed in Difeafes of 
 the Lungs, for Coughs join- 
 ed with Heat and Drought, 
 for Difficulty of Breathing, 
 a Pleurifie, a Peripneumo- 
 nia, an Hoarfnefs, and for 
 a Catarrh. They are an 
 Ingredient in the pecfloral 
 Deco&ion of the London - 
 Difpenfatory , and in the Sy- 
 rup ofHyffop. 
 
 •S>Clt<L It grows in Sy- 
 ria, Perfia and Arabia j and 
 feim thence is carried into 
 Egypt, to /Alexandria • from 
 whence it is brought to us. 
 It purges Cholcr, Flegm, 
 and Melancholy ; but it is 
 flatulent ; and is apt to dif- 
 turb the Stomach and 
 Bowels. ’Tis correded 
 with Cinnamon, Galangal 
 and Ginger. ’ Lis given in 
 fubftance , from half a 
 Dram to one Dram and an 
 half ; and in Infufion, from 
 two Drams to five. Great 
 Virtues are attributedjo it 
 by the Ancient and Modern 
 Phyficians. It cures the 
 )Tead ach, is good for Mad- 
 
 nefs, the Falling-ficknefs, a 
 Palfie, and the Itch, and 
 the like. It cheats the 
 Heart, quickens the Sight, J 
 helps Hearing, and opens 
 Obllrudions of theBowels. 
 Take of the Leaves of Sena 
 cleans’d a fufficient quan- 
 tity, put them into a Glafs- 
 Bottle, and pour upon them 
 fo much Aqua-vitae as will 
 rife four or five Fingers a- 
 bove the Matter ; flop the 
 Bottle clofe, and let it hand 
 for two; Days : The Dofeis 
 cwo Spoonfuls in Broth. j 
 Sena is an Ingredient of 
 Elixir Salutis, which, is in- 
 deed, an excellent Medi- 
 cine. ’Tis made in the fol- 
 lowing manner : Take of 
 the Leaves of Sena four 
 Ounces, of Guaiacum, and 
 of the Roots of Elecam- 
 pane dried, ofthe Seeds of 
 Annife,Carra ways and Co- 
 riander, and of Liquorifh, 
 each'twQ Ounces ; ofRsi* 
 tins of the Sun fton’d half 
 a pound $ fteep them in 
 the Cold, in three Quarts 
 of Aqua-vitae, for the (pace 
 of four Days; ftrain it: 
 
 The Dofe is two, three or 
 four Spoonfuls, more or 
 lefs according to the Age 
 and Strength ofthe Patient. 
 
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 Tis excellent for the Cho- 
 lick, and for Gravel, and 
 many other Dileafes. ’ I is 
 fold, I believe, in mold 
 Market-Towns in England, 
 and is made by many : And 
 there has been very hot 
 Difputes amongft thePub- 
 liiliers, about the Primoge- 
 niture of it: The Greater 
 
 Compound- Powder ofSena 
 of the London- Difpcnfatory 
 is made in the following 
 manner: Take of the Seeds 
 of Annife, Carraway, Fen- 
 nel, Cummin, Spike-nard, 
 Cinnamon and Galangal, 
 each half an Ounce ; of 
 Liquorifti and Gromel,each 
 one Ounce ; of Sena the 
 weight of all : Make a 
 
 Powder. The Leffer Com- 
 pound-Powder of Sena of 
 the London- Difpenfatory is 
 made in the following 
 manner : Take of the beft 
 Sena two Ounces, of the 
 Cream of Tartar half an 
 Ounce, of Mace two Scru- 
 ples and an half, of Gin- 
 ger apd Cinnamon, of each 
 one Dram and an half 3 
 £al Gemmae one Dram 3 
 make a Powder according 
 to Art. The Powder cal- 
 led Dia-Senaof the London- 
 Dlfpcnfatory is made in the 
 
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 following manner : Take 
 of the Leaves of Sena,- and 
 of Cream of Tartar, each 
 two Ounces 3 of Cloves, 
 Cinnarrion, Galangal and 
 Bifhop’s-weed , each two 
 Drams 5 of Diagridium 
 half an Ounce : Make a 
 Powder according to Art. 
 The Decodlion called De- 
 coftum Sen* Gerconis of the 
 London- Di/penfatorj is made 
 in the following manner: 
 Take ofthe Leaves of Sena 
 two Ounces, of the Roots 
 of Polypody of the Oak 
 half an Ounce, of Ginger 
 one Dram, ! of Raifins of 
 the Sun fton’d two Ounces, 
 of Sebeftens and Damask- 
 Prunes, each in number 
 Twelve, of the Flowers of 
 Borrage, Violets, RedRoS- 
 fes, and Rofemary-ilowers, 
 each two Drams 3 boil 
 them in two Quarts of 
 Fountain-Water , ro the 
 Confumption of half : But 
 fome purging Syrup is u- 
 fually added to this, to 
 make it work. 
 
 &ktrrcf, in Latin Sifa- 
 rum , ’Tis Town in Gar- 
 dens 3 but the ufual Way 
 of propagating it is, to fet 
 the leffer Rooes in Februa- 
 ry 
 
ry or March , before they 
 t'pring j the greater being 
 to be eaten at that time, 
 boil’d, and dilh’d with 
 Butter, Pepper and Salt, 
 the middle hard Nerve be- 
 ing firft taken out. Cordus 
 fays, that it is the moft 
 wholefome Root that is eat- 
 en. ’Tis hot and moift , 
 and concods ealily, and 
 nourilhes pretty well ; but 
 it is windy, and there- 
 fore a Provocative to Ve- 
 nery. 
 
 .gfpeiu it 
 
 grows in Sicily , Italy and 
 France every where in the 
 Hedges. ’Tis a Succeda- 
 num for Sarfaparilla. It 
 cures the French- Pox, and 
 P99-ins of the Joints and 
 Nerves. It evacuates hurt- 
 ful Humours by Sweat and 
 Tranfpiration, and cures 
 the Vices of the Skin. ’Tis 
 given in Powder, or in a 
 Decodion. Fallopius cured 
 feveral of the French -Fox 
 with it. 
 
 Virginian 
 
 in Latin Pclyrhi^os Virgini- 
 ana. ’Tis a molt certain 
 a%d prefent Remedy a- 
 gainft the Venpm of the 
 
 Rattle-Snake. ’Tis alfo 
 good for the biting of a 
 Mad Dog, and to cure a 
 Quartan-Ague,halfaDram 
 
 or a Dram of it being ta- i 
 ken juft before the Fit 
 comes. ‘Tis alfo ufed in 
 Pefti.lential Fevers, and al- 
 io for the Worms in Chil- 
 dren. Take of Virginian 
 Snake-weed powder’d one 
 Dram, of Coral calcin’d 
 till it is white half a 
 Dram 3 mingle them i 
 Make a Powder. The 
 Dofe is half a fcruple, or 
 a fcruple , twice a Day, 
 for three Days following i 
 The Child muft drink a 
 Decodion of Grafs-Roots 
 upon it. 
 
 in Latin Spdiu 
 gia. ’Tis much of the na- 
 ture of a Mu ftiroom. It 
 grows upon Rocks, Shells, 
 and the Sands. It has fe-> 
 veral ufes : ’Tis ufed in 
 Fomentations, for it retains 
 the Heat much longer than 
 Clothes. Anatom ills and 
 Chirurgcons life it to fuck 
 up Blood , and to dilate 
 Ulcers, and to keep them 
 open as long as it is conve- 
 nient, and to dry them. 
 
 The Ancient Phyflcians , 
 
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 uled the Allies of in in Me- 
 dicines tor the Eyes. Ma- 
 ny modern Phyficians pre- 
 fcrib’d the Allies to be ta- 
 ken in Wine, for the fpace 
 of a Month, for the Cure 
 of a Bronchoccle. 
 
 ^qtliU0 9 or Sen-Onion 
 in Latin S cilia. It grows 
 
 in Spain, and elfewhere, 
 It incides, opens and dil- 
 cufles. ’Tis ufed in Ob- 
 ftrudlions ol the Liver, of 
 the Spleen, and for Ob- 
 itructions of the Courfes 
 and Urine ■ for Coughs, 
 and the Mucilage of the 
 Lungs. There are two 
 Oxymels of Squills ufed in 
 the Shops, Simple and 
 Compound. They are 
 chiefly ufed for Difeafes ot 
 the Breaft proceeding from 
 grofs Flegm. Hony of 
 Squills of the Lonaon-Dif- 
 penfatory is made in the fol- 
 lowing manner : Take a 
 large Sea-Onion full of 
 Juice , cut it into fmall 
 pieces, and put it into a 
 Glafs-VelTel clofe ftop’d, 
 and cover’d over with a 
 Bladder ; let it ftand in the 
 Sun forty Days , twenty 
 Days before the Riling of 
 the Dog-Star, and twenty 
 
 -Days after ; then open the 
 Glafs* and take the Juice 
 which lies at the bottom, 
 and preferve it with the 
 belt Hony. Vinegar of 
 Squills of the Londan-Dif- 
 psnfatory is made in the fol- 
 lowing manner : Take that 
 part of the Squills which is 
 between the outward Bark 
 and the bottom, cut it into 
 chin dices, place them thir- 
 ty or forty Davs in the 
 Sun , or in fome gentle 
 Heat ; then cut a pound 
 of them fmall, with an 
 Ivory-Knife, or a Knife 
 made of fome white Wood 5 
 put it into a VelTel with 
 lixpintsof Vinegar, fet the. 
 Vdfel, dole ftop’d, in the 
 Sun thirty or forty Days ; 
 afterwards ftrain it, and 
 keep it for ufe. Simple 
 Oxymel of Squills of the, 
 London-Difpewftttory is made 
 in the following manner i 
 Take of Clarified Hony 
 three pounds, of Vinegar 
 of Squills two pints ; boil 
 them according to Art.- 
 Compound Oxymel of 
 Squills of the Londm.-Dif» 
 penfator’y is made in the fol- 
 lowing manner : Take of 
 
 Origanum, HyfTop, Thyme, 
 
 Lovage, of the Leffer Car*- 
 daoioms 
 
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 damoms, and of Staechas, 
 each five Drams ; boil 
 them in three pints of Wa- 
 ter, to one ; drain it, and 
 mix with it two pounds of 
 Hony, of Raifins half a 
 pound , Juice of Briony 
 five Ounces, Vinegar of 
 Squills a pint and an half ; 
 boil it according to Art, 
 and take off the Scum. 
 This and the Simple Oxy- 
 mel are good for Obdru- 
 dlions of the Lungs, and 
 to cleaftfe the Stomach. 
 Wine of Squills of the Lon 
 don- Difpenfatory is made in 
 the follwing manner : 
 Take of the Roots of 
 white Mountain-Squills , 
 gather’d about the Riling 
 of the Dog-Star; cut them 
 into dices, and let them 
 lie a drying a Month ; put 
 a pound of them into a 
 Glafs, and pour upon them 
 four Quarts of Old French 
 White-wine ; infufe them 
 forty Days, and then take 
 out the Squills. Take of 
 Oxymel of Squills one 
 Ounce and an half, of Vi 
 negar of Squills two Oun- 
 ces; mingle them : Make 
 a Vomit. This is a gentle 
 Votpit. Take of the Infu- 
 fion of Crocus Met all or um 
 
 fix Drams, of Wine of 
 Squills one Ounce and an 
 half, of fimple Syrup of 
 Sorrel half an Ounce. 
 This is a dronger Vo- 
 mit. Oxymel of Squills, 
 mix’d with pedtoral Sy- 
 rups, is excellent to help 
 Expedforation. 
 
 It grows 
 plentifully about Montpe- 
 lier. It heals and dries, is 
 Diuretick and Vulnerary. 
 ’Tis chiefly ufed for Ob- 
 drucdions of the Urine, 
 Liver, Spleen and Courfes. 
 It refoives Coagulated 
 Blood, it dries Catarrhs, 
 and kills Worms being ta- 
 ken in Wine. ’Tis alfo 
 commended for drying up 
 {harp Defluxions of the 
 Lungs, ’Tis ufed outward- 
 ly to mollify hard Swel- 
 ings of the Womb, in Fo- 
 mentations. It dries and 
 difcuffes Defluxiorrs of the 
 rlead , the Herb being 
 3urnt and fmelt to- Mat- 
 thiolus fays, that the whole 
 rlerb cures all Difeafes of 
 the Brain proceeding from 
 a cold Gaufe ; namely , 
 ; Iegmatick Fluxions. Pains 
 of the Head, the Failing- 
 Sicknefs, the Palfie, and the 
 * like. 
 
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 like. Syrup of Stsechas of 
 the London-Difpenfatory is 
 made in the following man- 
 ner: Take of the Flowers 
 of Stanch as four Ounces, of 
 Rofemary half an Ounce 
 of the Herb Thyme, Cala- 
 mint and Origanum, each 
 an Ounce and an half j of 
 Sage and Betony, each half 
 an Ounce ; of the Seeds of 
 Rue, Peony and Fennel, 
 each three Drams, digeft 
 them a Day or two in 
 B. M. in a fufficient quan- 
 tity of warm Fountain-wa- 
 ter j ftrain it out, and ro 
 five pints of the ftrain’d 
 Liquor add five pounds and 
 an half of Fine Sugar : 
 Make a Syrup according 
 to Art in B. M. add fome 
 Drops of Oil of Cinna- 
 mon. This Syrup is fre- 
 quently made ufe of in Dif- 
 eafes of the Head. 
 
 I&tatjejfcactc, or Loufe 
 wort, in Latin Staphis A- 
 gria. It grows in Dalma 
 cia , Apulia, and Calabria. 
 ’Tis violently hot, Acrid 
 and Cauftick ; therefore it 
 is ufed for a Maftic&tory. 
 It alfo purges ; but be- 
 ing not a gentle Medicine, 
 ’tis fcldo.m ufed. Twelve 
 
 S T 
 
 Grains or a Scruple of th e 
 Seed puges upward and 
 downward, and raifes Sa- 
 livation $ wherefore it is 
 very good in the French- 
 Pox, fays Sylvius : But it 
 inflames the Jaws, and oc- 
 cafions a violent Heat in 
 them, and brings the Pa- 
 tient in danger of Suffoca- 
 tion, and therefore furely 
 ought not to be ufed in- 
 wardly. Take of Maffick 
 thtee Drams, ofPellitory 
 of Spain and Sraves-Acre, 
 each two Drams ; of the 
 Roots of Angelica half a 
 Dram$ of Cubebs and Nut- 
 megs, each one Dram j of 
 Euphorbium one Scruple, 
 of Wax a fufficient quanti- 
 ty to make a Mafs for Ma- 
 fticatories. 
 
 in Latin 
 
 Styrax Arbor. It grows in 
 Italy. The Refin of Sto- 
 rax, which is fold in the 
 Shops is two-fold, dry and 
 liquid. The dry is called 
 Storax-Calamite; fo called 
 becaufe it is put up in 
 Reeds. And when there is 
 only mention made of Sto* 
 rax in preferibing , you 
 muff underftand it to be 
 the Calatnite-Stcrax. Ic 
 Z dries 
 
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 S T 
 
 heats, dries, mollifies and 
 concocts j is good for De- 
 ftillauon and Hoarfnefs. 
 
 ’ Lis good alfo for an Hard- 
 nefs and Obftrudion of the 
 Womb. ’Tis much ul'ed 
 for Perfumes. That is belt 
 which is fat, and has whi- 
 rl fli Fragments. The Red 
 Storaxof the Shops, which 
 the Jews frequently ufe for 
 Perfumes, comes from In- 
 dia. Liquid Storax is a fat 
 Liquor, like a Balfam ; it 
 has a ftrong fmell , and is 
 of the Confiftence of Ho- 
 ney. A Storax, with the 
 Leaves of Maple, grows in 
 the Lord Bithopoi Londons 
 curious Garden : It was 
 brought from Virginia. T. he 
 Pill of Storax of the Lon 
 don-Difpcnfatory is made in 
 the following mannerrTake 
 ofStorax-Calamite,of Oli 
 barium, Myrrh, and of the 
 juice ofLiquorifh thicken’d . 
 each half an Ounce ; of 
 Saffron one Dram ; with 
 Syrup of White Poppies 
 make a Mats. This is 
 much ufed for Tickling 
 Coughs proceeding from 
 Rheums, and Defluxions 
 on the Lungs : The Dofe is 
 fifteen Grains, or one Scru- 
 ple, to be taken at Bed- 
 time. 
 
 and caufes 
 A Water 
 the Leaves 
 G'afs , 
 
 ■in 
 
 s u 
 
 m , in 
 
 Latin Arbutus. It grows 
 in Sicily , Italy and France , 
 and in the Weft part of 
 Ireland. The Fruit taftes 
 ?leafantly, but no fo well 
 as Straw-berries. ’Tis of- 
 fenfive to the Stomach, 
 the Head-ach. 
 drawn from 
 and Flowers 
 
 f is counted an 
 
 jexcellent Antidote againft 
 the Plague, and for Poi-> 
 fons. 
 
 ^UgafcCatte, in Latin 
 Arundo Saccharina. It grows 
 fpontaneoufly in both the 
 Indies. ’Tis alfo planted 
 m many other places j as, 
 
 in ihe Canary-l(lands,Spain, 
 
 Sicily, Crete and Cyprus. 
 It loves a fat and moift 
 Ground, and is fit to make 
 Sugar in the fpace of a 
 Year. The Juice is prefs’d 
 out in a Mill, which is .ve - 
 ry fweet, but will not keep 
 above rwenty four Hours, 
 afterwards itturns to Vine- 
 gar : They boil it up in 
 
 great Furnaces ; but it is 
 worth noting, that if any 
 .Oil be mix’d with it, it 
 will never come to Sugar. 
 * Sugar 
 
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 Sugar is much ufed, both 
 in Food and Phyfick: It 
 has been fuppos’d,that the 
 immoderate ufe of Sugar 
 here in England, has been 
 the Realon of the Increafe 
 of the Scurvy and of Con- 
 fumptionsamongft us : ’Tis 
 certain that it increafes the 
 Scurvy, for by the frequent 
 ufe of it the Teeth grow 
 black and rotten, which 
 are certain iigns of the 
 Scurvy. Moreover, it con- 
 tains in it a very Corrofive 
 Salt, which appears by. De- 
 ftillation : And it is well 
 known, that the Scurvy is 
 occafion’d by a fixed Salt, 
 and cured by a Yolatile 
 Salt. But it is to be noted, 
 thBt Sugar is better to be 
 mix’d with Medicines pe- 
 culiar to Women’s Difeafes 
 than Hony, for Hony is in- 
 jurious to the Womb. Su- 
 gar is diffolv’d in Water, 
 then filtrated, and fo it is 
 purified ; afterwards the 
 Liquor is evaporated, and 
 it is made up into Loaves, 
 or put up in Casks : ’Tis 
 either Red , Brown , or 
 White , according to the 
 Degrees of Purification. 
 When the Sugar ha-s been 
 refin’d no more than above- ; 
 
 faid, it is a little fat: Now 
 to refine it farther, it is dif- 
 jfolv’d in Lime-water, and 
 boil’d, and the Scum is ta- 
 ken off ; when it is fuffi- 
 ciently boil’d they call it 
 into Molds of a Pyramidal 
 Form, which have Holes 
 at the bottom to let the 
 more glutinous part run 
 through, and feparate. ’Tis 
 farther refin’d by boiling it 
 with the Whites of Eggs in 
 Water 5 for the glutinous 
 quality of the Whites of 
 Eggs does belp to receive 
 and take away the Impuri- 
 ties that remain in the Su- 
 gar, and the boiling drives 
 them all to the fides of the 
 Veflel, in a Scum : The Li- 
 quor is pafs’d through a 
 Cloth, and then evapora- 
 ted to a due Confidence, 
 Sugar. Candy is only Sugar 
 Cryftalliz'd : The way to 
 make it is, to boil refin’d 
 Sugar in Water , to the 
 Confidence of a thick Sy- 
 rup j ’tis then pour’d into 
 Pots, wherein little Sticks 
 have been laid in order, 
 ’tis left in a dill place lome 
 Days without dirring, and 
 you have the Sugar-Can- 
 dy dicking to the Sticks. 
 Brown Sugar-Candy is 
 
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 made after tbe fame man- 
 ner. Its fweetneis proceeds 
 from an Elfential Acid Salt 
 mix’d with fome Oily 
 parts, whereof it confifts ; 
 for, if you feparate thefe 
 two iubftances, one from 
 another, neither of the two 
 will prove at all fweet : 
 The Oil alon6 is infipid 
 upon the Tongue, becauie 
 it makes little or no Im- 
 preHidn upon the Nerve 
 that ferves for Tailing ; 
 but when the Acid is en- 
 tirely mix’d with it, the 
 Edges of this Acid do ferve 
 for a Vehicle to the Oil, to 
 makfc it penetrate and tic- 
 kle fiiperficially the Nerve, 
 whereby the fenfe of Tail- 
 ing is produced : The Acid 
 therefore being alone, does 
 become incilive, and pricks 
 the Tongue -by its Edges ; 
 but when they are dull’d 
 and blunted by the Ramous 
 parts of the Oil, then they 
 have another fort of Deter- 
 mination, and can no longer 
 pierce the Nerve of Tail- 
 ing, but with a great deal 
 'of Tendernefs and Gentle- 
 ncfs. Cask-fugarisfwecter 
 than finer Sugar, becaufe 
 it contains more vifcous or 
 fat parrs, which remain the 
 
 s u 
 
 longer upon the Nerve of 
 ; the Tongue r And this 
 makes us fometimes prefer 
 the firll, as to Ufe, before 
 the other. Sugar-candy is 
 better for Coughs than 
 common Sugar, becaufe , 
 being harder, it requires a 
 longer time to melt in the 
 Mouth; and befides, it 
 keeps the Breaft moifter 
 than the common Sugar. 
 Spirit of Sugar is made 
 fin the following manner : 
 powder and mix eight 
 Ounces of White Sugar- 
 Candy with four Ounces 
 ofSal-Armoniack ; put this 
 Mixture into a Glafs, or 
 Earthen Body, whofe third 
 part only is thereby fill’d ; 
 fit an Head to the Body, 
 and place it in a Sand-Fur- 
 nace ; join a Receiver to 
 it, and lute well the Jun- 
 dlurcs with a wet Blad- 
 der ; give it a fmall Fire 
 for an Hour only, to heat 
 the Veflel ; then increafe it 
 to the fecond Degree ; there 
 will dellill a Liquor, Drop 
 by Drop, and towards the 
 End there will rife white 
 Vapours into the Head ; 
 increafe your Fire Hill 
 more, until nothing more 
 comes forth ; let the Veflels 
 
s u 
 
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 cool, and unlute them, you 
 willfindinthe Receiver fe- 
 ven Ounces of a brown Li- 
 quor that fmells ill, and 
 alfo a little black Oil that 
 fticks to the fides ; pour it 
 all together into a Glafs- 
 Body, and having fitted to 
 it an Head and Receiver, 
 and luted the Joints, deftil 
 in Sand fix Ounces of a ve- 
 ry Acid Spirit that is clear, 
 and agreeable to the Tafte, 
 and without any Smell. 
 ’Tis good againft Gravel, 
 and the Dropfie, and for a 
 Loofnefs, and the Bloody- 
 Flux. TheDofeis, eight 
 or ten Drops in Tindlure 
 
 of Brown or Red Sugar 
 four Spoonfuls, of common 
 Salt as much as will lie on 
 a Three-pence, of Cow’s- 
 Milk one Pint ; let the 
 Milk juft boil up, diflolve 
 the Sugar and the Sal: in 
 it ; ftrain it. This is a 
 Clyfter, and , generally 
 fpeaking, ferves as well as 
 the beft, to empty the 
 Bowels. 
 
 in La- 
 tin Afclepias. It grows in 
 Germany , Italy and France. 
 The Root of it is very Ale- 
 xipharmick,andSudoriffck, 
 ’Tis chiefly ufed for the 
 
 of Rofes, or the like. JTh at Plague, and other Gonta 
 which rem ains in the Body, 
 after a Re&ification is a Fe- 
 tid Oil , which may be 
 ontwardly ufed to cleaufe 
 old Ulcers. MelafToes, or 
 the Hony of Sugar, are ufed 
 to make Aqua-vitas ; and 
 they yield a ftrong Spirit. 
 
 It has been Reported, that 
 fome Brewers make AAe, in 
 a great meafure, with Me- 
 lafloes ; but if they do, it 
 is an abominable Cheat ; 
 for they are not near fo 
 wfiokfome as Malt. Take 
 
 gious Difeafes j for Ob- 
 ftru&ions of the Courfes, 
 for the Palpitation of the 
 Heart, a Fainting, and a 
 Dropfie. ’Tis alfo com- 
 mended for the Stone. ’Tip 
 ufed outwardly. TheFlow- 
 ers, the Roots , and the 
 Seeds cleanfe fordid Ul- 
 cers. ’Tis good for the bi- 
 ting of Venomous Crea- 
 tures, for Ulcers, of the 
 Paps, of the Breafts, and 
 the like. 
 
 T, 
 
T A 
 
 ( ) T E 
 
 T. 
 
 T amarme 0 , in Latin 
 Tamar indi. They grow 
 in Arabia Fcdix, and in the 
 Eafi and FVefi-Indies. They 
 correct the Acrimony ot 
 the Humours, purge Cho- 
 ler, and reftiain the Heat 
 of the Blood 5 they cure Fe- 
 vers, and the Jaundice, and 
 take oft the Heat of the 
 Stomach and Liver, and 
 ftqg Vomiting. The Turks 
 and Arabians , when they 
 go long journies in the 
 Summer-time, carry Ta- 
 marinds with them , to 
 quench their Thirft. In 
 peftelential and putrid Fe- 
 vers, Water wherein Ta- 
 marinds have been infus’d, 
 ‘fweeten’d with Sugar, is a 
 proper Liquor to drink 3 
 for it extinguifties Thirft, 
 and cools much. Take of 
 Tamarinds halfan Ounce, 
 of Sena two Drams , of 
 Rubarb one Dram and an 
 half ; boil them in a fuffi- 
 dent quantity of Fountain 
 water 3 to three Ounces of 
 the (train'd Liquor, add of 
 Manna and Syrup ofRofes 
 
 Solutive each one Gance": 
 Make a purging Potion. 
 This is a good Cooling 
 Purge , and works welh 
 Take of Tamarinds half 
 an Ounce, of Sena two 
 Drams , of Rubarb one 
 Dram and an half ; boil 
 them in a fufficient quanti- 
 ty of Water ; to three 
 Ounces of the (train’d Li- 
 quor 3 add of Manna, and 
 Syrup 3 of Rofes Solutive, 'i 
 each one Ounce 3 of Sy*» 
 rup of Buck-thorn half an 
 Ounce of rhe Eledtuary of 
 the Juice of Rofes two 
 Drams 3 mingle them,make 
 a Potion 3 but this muft be 
 given only to ftrong Peo- 
 ple. I have found by Ex? 
 perience, that this purges, 
 when nothing elfe will- 
 * Tis good for a Dropfie, 
 and the Running cf the 
 Reins. 
 
 or Thee. This 
 Shrub grows in Japan and 
 China. The price varies 
 according to the Largenefs 
 of the Leaves 3 and fo 
 great a difference is there 
 in the Price , that one 
 pound of the belt Tea is 
 fold for more than an hun- 
 dred pounds of another 
 

 fort. The Goodnels of it 
 is known by the fragrant 
 fmell of the Leaves : It 
 
 Itnells fomewhat like Hay, 
 mix’d with a little Aroma- 
 tick fmell. Tisofagreen 
 Colour, and taftes iweet, 
 with a little bitter. It pu- 
 rifies the Blood, prevents 
 
 troublefomeDreams, expels 
 
 Malignant Vapours from 
 the Brain, takes off Giddi- 
 nefs, and the Head-ach, 
 efpecially when it proceds 
 from Over-eating. Tis 
 good in a Dropfic, for it 
 provokes Urine very much. 
 It dries up Rheums of the 
 Head, corrects the Acri 
 mony of the Humours, 
 opens ObftruCtions of the 
 Bowels, and ftrengthens the 
 Sight ; for the People of 
 Japan ufe it as the only 
 Remedy for Weaknefs of 
 the Sight, and Difeafes of 
 the Eyes, whereunto they 
 are much fubjeCt. It cor- 
 rects aduft Humours, cools 
 an hot Liver, and foftens 
 an hard Spleen. It keep* 
 People wakeful, efpecially 
 thofe that are not ufed to 
 drink it- It renders the 
 Body brisk , cheats the 
 Heart, drives away Fear, 
 and takes oft the Gripes, 
 
 and luppreffes Wind. It 
 ftrengthens the Bowels , 
 quickens the Memory, nnd 
 fharpens the Wit. It pre- 
 vents the Stone ; And a 
 Perfon that travell’d in Ja- 
 pan, and made it his Buti- 
 nefs to enquire about the 
 Stone there, could nor find 
 one Perfon that had the 
 leaft Symptom of , either 
 in the Bladder or Kidnies. 
 And it is, moreover a pro- 
 vocative to Venery; it 
 ftrengthens the Stomach, 
 aud is very good for Gouty 
 People. 
 
 C!)*ifort$0?n, inTatin 
 Palivrus. The Root and 
 Leaves are aftringent, they 
 ftop the Flux of the Belly, 
 and digeft and cure a Phy- 
 ma. The Fruit is fo inci- 
 ding, thatitisfaid toleffe^ 
 the Stone of the Bladder, 
 and to remove Excretions 
 of the Breaft and Lungs; 
 The Seeds bruifed , are 
 commended for a Cough ; 
 and the Montpelier-Phyfi- 
 cians ufe them for Gravel, 
 and the Stone. Some re- 
 port, that thefe were the 
 Thorns our Blefled Saviour 
 was crown’d with, in Con- 
 tempt, by the Unbelieving 
 
 Z 4 y™*’ 
 
TO ( 3*8 ) TO 
 
 Jews, juft before his Cruci- 
 fidtion. 
 
 in La- 
 tin Marum. It grows in 
 many places in Spain. By 
 feafon of its curious fmcll, 
 it is kept in Gardens in 
 England, France and Ger- 
 many. One Dram of the 
 Bark of it is a prefent Re- 
 medy for defperate Ob- 
 ftrudtions of the Courfes, 
 being taken in Rough Wine 
 every Morning. 
 
 SDtltiutf). It purgeth 
 Fleem, and clammy Hu- 
 morns, that fall on the 
 Joints. Tis good in the 
 Dropfie , for it purges 
 Watery Humours. ’Tis 
 brought to us from Gu^a> 
 ratta. 
 
 Xurmerick, in Latin 
 Curcuma. The Dutch boil 
 it with Fifh, for it gives it 
 a good Tafte, and colours 
 it yellow. ’Tisbelides, an 
 excellent Remedy for Ob- 
 ftru&ions of the Bowels, 
 vi%. of the Lungs, Liver 
 and Spleen; and alfo of 
 the Mefarick Veins, and 
 for Nephritick pains. ’Tis 
 alfo very good for the 
 
 Stone in the Kidneys and 
 Bladder. It alfo opens 
 Women’sObftrudHons,and 
 haftens Delivery : But it is 
 peculiarly good for curing 
 of the jaundice. In fhort 
 this Root is reckon’d rhe 
 beft of all Medicines for 
 opening Obftrudtioris. The 
 People of China ufe it in 
 Sneezing-powders, like the 
 Roots of White Hellebore. 
 And they make an Oint- 
 ment with this Roor, and 
 the Powder of Sanders, 
 and fome fweet Flowers, 
 wherewith the Men and 
 Women anoint their Bo- 
 dies all over : And tho s 
 this may feem very odd 
 thofe that are unaccuftom’d 
 to it, by reafon of the yel- 
 low Colour yet it fecures 
 them very well from the 
 Heat of the Sun, and Fe- 
 verifh Heats, and from the 
 vexatious biting of Flies 
 and Gnats. Take of the 
 Roots of Turmerick and 
 Madder, each one Ounce; 
 of the Greater Celandine- 
 Root and Herb, of the 
 tops of the Lefler Cento- 
 ry , each one Handful ; 
 boil them in equal parts 
 ofRhenilh-wineand Foun- 
 tain-water, to a Quart ; in 
 ■ the 
 
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 ' r he ftrain’d Liquor diflolve 
 two Ounces of the Syrup 
 of the five Opening Koots ; 
 give half a pint. Morning 
 and Evening, hot, till the 
 Patient recovers of the 
 Jaundice j but Vomiting 
 or Purging muft be firft 
 ufed. 
 
 2Curp?ttttU0. There are 
 two forts of Trees the Tur- 
 pentine comes from, by in- 
 cifions that are made into 
 them, to wit, the Turpen- 
 tine-tree, nd the Latrix or 
 Larch-tree. There are a 
 great many of both fort’s in 
 hot Countries, fuch as Ita- 
 ly, Provence, and even in 
 Daufhine. Turpentine is 
 properly a liquid Refin in 
 the Confiftence of Balfam ; 
 that which is brought out 
 of the Ifle of Chios is beft e- 
 fteemed, and is alfo the 
 deareft. That which we 
 ufe, and is called Venice- 
 Turpentine, muft be clear, 
 j transparent, fragrant, and 
 a little biting on the Tafte. 
 It is ufed like a Balfam for 
 Wounds. It is very diure- 
 | tick taken inwardly, and 
 is therefore given in Go- 
 I norrheas, in Bolus, or elfe 
 I diffolv’d in fome Liquor, by 
 
 ■ 
 
 means ofa little Yelk of an 
 Egg ; it gives the Urine a 
 fmell much like Violets, 
 it is often boil’d in Water, 
 and then becomes folid like 
 Rofin ; and being fo pre- 
 par’d, is made up into Pills. 
 The Dofc is, from half a 
 Dram to a Dram, if you 
 take too much of it, it gives 
 the Head-ach. If in Cu- 
 riofity you fliould boil a 
 little Turpentine in Water 
 for a quarter of an Hour, 
 and after you have remo- 
 ved it from the Fire, if you 
 fhould pour cold Water 
 upon it, you would fee gf 
 little Skin Spread it Self up- 
 on the Water which has 
 many curious Marble col- 
 ours ; and if you gather 
 this Skin into a Lump, it 
 will become a white Tur- 
 pentine. 
 
 V. 
 
 the Name of a Tree, be- 
 caufe it cannot ftand by it 
 felf. There is as great Va- 
 riety of them, as of Pears, 
 and 
 
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V I 
 
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 V I 
 
 and Apples. Currents that 
 are called Corinthian, do 
 not grow now about Co- 
 rinth ; for the Inhabitants 
 are not encourag’d to plant 
 or take care of them, 
 there being now no Sale 
 for them ; the Turks having 
 fliut up the Paflage, and 
 not fuffering any t great 
 Ships to go thither, they 
 come now from T^ant, and 
 many other places. The 
 Railins of the Sun are 
 very large Grapes, and in 
 form like a Spanijh Olive. 
 
 /They dry them after this 
 Thanner : They cut crofs- 
 ways, ro the Middle, the 
 Branches they defign for 
 this ufe, and fo they inter- 
 cept a good part of the 
 Nutritious Juice thatfhould 
 come to the Grapes ; they 
 let the Branches hang half 
 cut upon the Vine, till they 
 are dried by degrees, part- 
 ly by the Heat of the Sun, 
 and partly for want of 
 Nourilhment. Vines grow 
 beft in an hot Country ; 
 and the hotter the Country 
 is, if it be not too hot, the 
 foonerthe Grapes are ripe. 
 There are great quantities 
 of excellent Wine in Spain, 
 Italy, Sicily, and fame parts 
 
 of France. They ufually 
 climb up on Trees ; as, 
 upon the Elm , and the 
 Poplar. In Lombardy they 
 plant them in the Corn- 
 Fields, fo near Trees, that 
 they may climb up on 
 them ; and fo they have 
 Corn, Wine and Wood in 
 the fame Fields. The 
 Leaves and Tendrels of 
 the Vine bruis’d, and ap- 
 plied, eafe the pain of the 
 Head, and take offlnflam- 
 mations, and Heat of the 
 Stomach. The Tear of 
 the Vine, which is like a 
 Gum , (but it does not 
 grow on our Vines ) taken 
 j in Wine , is good for the 
 ! Stone. The Allies of the 
 ; Tendrels mix’d with Vine- 
 ' gar, cure a Condyloma, and 
 is good for the Biting of 
 Vipers, and Inflammations 
 of the Spleen. ’ Fis to lit- 
 tle purpofe to mention the 
 Virtues of Wine, for there 
 is fcarce any one that is 
 
 ignorant of them. The] 
 Wine called Sctinum was 
 moft efteem’d by the An- 
 cients. The Wines that 
 are moft efteem’d amongfl 
 us are, the Claret-Wine 
 burgundy- Wine , commor 
 White- Wine, Frontiniack 
 Hermitage 
 
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 V I 
 
 Hermitage , and Cham- drain’d , and kept in a 
 
 is 
 
 paign : Thefe come from 
 France. The following 
 
 from Spain : Canary- Sack, 
 Malaga-Sack, Sherry- Sack, 
 Alicmt- Wine, and Port-o- 
 port. From the Ifland of 
 Crete is brought Red Muf- 
 cadine. From Germany 
 
 Bhenijh Wine. Wine 
 wholefomer than Beer 
 Mead, or Cyder ; and in- 
 deed, than any other Li- 
 quor. Now a days rough 
 Wines, tho’ they are not 
 io pleafing to the Palate 
 are counted better for 
 the Stomach, and to help 
 Concodtion ; as, Claret, 
 and Florentine- Wine, Bac- 
 eius wrote an excellent 
 Book in the Year 1596. 
 of the feveral forts 
 Wines. It was printed at 
 Home, and is, indeed, worth 
 
 Velfel clofe dop’d: It cools 
 and dries. It is not ouiy 
 ufed in Phyfick, but alfo 
 with Food, in Sauces. It 
 takes off Naufeoufnefs, ex- 
 cites Appetite , dops the 
 Flux of the Belly, and mi- 
 tigates the Heat of the 
 Stomach and Bowels, be- 
 ing taken inwardly. And 
 outwardly applied, it clears 
 the Sight , as alfo does 
 Wild Apples, and cleanfes 
 them from Filth. ’Tis 
 better for all hot Difeafes' 
 than Vinegar. Safa k 
 New Wine boil’d to me 
 Confumption of a third 
 part. Defrutum is New 
 Wine, boil’d to the Con- 
 . fumption of half, Deftil- 
 ofjlation of Wine into Bran- 
 dy is made in the follow,, 
 ing manner : Fill with 
 
 perufing, wherein is com Wine half a large Copper 
 tain’d all that has been Body , cover it with its 
 wrote of the Grape by An- Moor s-head border’d with 
 cient and Modern Writers, its Refrigeratory, and fit 
 
 together with Oblervations 
 of his own, abou Grcel{ t 1- 
 talian, Spanifh, French and 
 
 to it a Receiver; lute well 
 the Jun&ures with a wet 
 Bladder, and deftil with 3 
 
 Hheni/h-Wmes, with thei gentle Fire about a quar- 
 ter of the Liquor, or elfe 
 uutil the Liquor which de- 
 ftils does not burn when 
 the Fire is put to it ; that 
 which 
 
 Ways of making them 
 their Difeafes and Re me] 
 dies. Omphacium is thd 
 unripe Juice of the Grape 
 
V 1 C H 2 ) 
 
 which is in the Receiver 
 is called Brandy. Brandy 
 may be drawn from al 
 forts of Wines ; but more 
 of it may be drawn in 
 fome Countries, than in o- 
 thers. For example. The 
 Wines that are made about 
 Orleans and Paris do yeild 
 more Brandy than many 
 others which feem to be 
 ftronger° and the Reafon is 
 becaufe thofe Wines that 
 appear ftronger are load- 
 ed with a great deal of 
 Tartar , which fixes their 
 Spirits , whereas the other, 
 ^intaining but a conve- 
 nient Portion of this Tar- 
 tar do leave their Spirits 
 at greater Liberty. When 
 Wine has been drunk, 
 there is made a Separation 
 of Spirits in the Body, 
 much rcfembling that 
 which is made by Peftilla- 
 tion ; for the Heat of the 
 Bowels warming it, caufes 
 the Spirituous parts to 
 fpread on all Sides, through 
 the Pores, and fome part 
 of them to mix with the 
 Blood , and rarefie it $ 
 from whence it comes to 
 rejoice the Heart, and in- 
 creafe the Vigour of the 
 whole Body j but becaufe 
 
 V I 
 
 thefe Spirits do always tend 
 upwards, the greateft part 
 flies into the Brain, where 
 it quickens its Motion, and 
 produces a certain Gaiety 
 of Mind : But now, tho 3 
 Wine, moderately taken, ! 
 is fo profitable for the Fun- 
 ctions of the Body , yep 
 it caufes many Mifchiefs 
 when it is ufed to Excels ; 
 for the Spirits riling in 
 great Abundance, do cir- | 
 culate in the Brain with j 
 fo much Celerity, that they ■ 
 foon confound the whole 1 
 Oeconomy : And, indeed, I 
 every one knows, that a 
 Continuation of Debauches j 
 does a.t laft render a Man 
 dull and ftupid ; that A- | 
 poplexies, fcPalfies, Gout, | 
 Dropfie, and a long Train ] 
 of many other Difeafes, 1 
 are the ufual Confequen- j 
 oes of Intemperance. Spi- 
 rit of Wine is made in the 
 following manner : Fill a I 
 large Bolt-head, with a 
 long Neck, half full with 
 Brandy , and fitting an 
 Head and Receiver, lute 
 clofe the Junctures ; fee 
 your Bolt-head upon a Pot 
 fill’d half with Water, to 
 deftill in a Vaporous Bath, 
 the Spirit, which feparates 
 
VI ( Hi ) VI 
 
 hom the Flegm, and rifes 
 pure ; continue this De- 
 gree of Fire, until nothing 
 more deftils : Thus you 
 will have a Deflegmated 
 Spirit of Wine at the firft 
 Deftillation. It ferves for 
 a Menftruum to a great 
 many Things in Chy miftry. 
 Half a Spoonful of it is 
 given to Apople&ical and 
 Lethargical Perfons , to 
 make them come to them- 
 felves : Likewife their 
 
 Wrifts, Breaft and Face 
 are rub’d with ir. ’Tis a 
 good Remedy for Burns, 
 if applied fo loon as they 
 happen. And it is good 
 for Cold Pains , for the 
 Pallie, Contufions, and o- 
 ther Maladies, wherein it 
 is requilite to difcufs and 
 open the Pores. Spirit of 
 Wine Tartariz’d is made 
 in the following manner : 
 put a pound of Salt of 
 Tartar into a long Glafs- 
 Body, pour upon it four 
 pints of Spirit of Wine 
 prepar’d as above ; place 
 your Veflel in Sand, and 
 cover it with an Head, to 
 which fit a Receiver ; lute 
 well the Junctures with a 
 wet Bladder, and give it a 
 gradual Fire, which conti- 
 
 nue until three parts of the 
 Spirit ofWine are rifen ; 
 then remove the Fire, and 
 keep this Spirit in a Viol 
 well ftop’d : It has the 
 fame Virtues as the other, 
 but is more fubtile. The 
 Liquor that remains in the 
 Body may be evaporated, 
 and a Salt of Tartar got, 
 as good as before. The 
 Queen'of Hungarie s Water 
 is made in the following 
 manner : Fill a Glafs or 
 Earthen Cucurbite half full 
 with Rofemary-flowers 
 gather’d when they are at 
 beft, pour upon thetn a 
 fufficient quantity of Spi^ 
 rit ofWine to infufetheirf^ 
 fettheCucurbite in a Bath, 
 and joyning its Head and 
 Receiver, Jute clofe the 
 Jun&ures, and give it a 
 digefting Fire for three 
 Days; after which; un- 
 lute them, and pour into 
 the Cucurbite that which 
 may have been deftill’d ; 
 re-fit your Limbeck, and 
 increase the Fire fo as to 
 make the Liquor to deftii 
 Drop by Drop ; when you 
 have drawn about two 
 Thirds of it, put out the 
 Fire, let the VelTeis cool, 
 and unlute them, and put 
 the 
 
C 334 ) 
 
 ♦ 
 
 V I 
 
 the Water for deftill'd into 
 a Viol well ftop’d. ’Tis 
 good in a Paifie, Lethargy, 
 Apoplexv, and for Hyfte- 
 rical Difeafes. The Dofe 
 is, from one Dram to two. 
 *Tis iikewife ufed out- 
 wardly, for Burns, Tu- 
 mours, Cold Pains, Con- 
 tufions, Paifie, and in all 
 other Cafes wherein it is 
 requifite to revive the Spi- 
 rits. Ladies ufe to mix 
 half an Ounce of it with 
 fix Ounces of Lilly- water, 
 or Bean-flower-water, and 
 wafh their Faces with it. 
 Wine, like all other Li- 
 quors that ufe to ferment, 
 gfe>ws fowr by the Diflo- 
 lution of its Tartar in j. 
 fecond Fermentation. Thft 
 Diffolution is commonly 
 made when , upon the 
 Wine’s going to deeay , 
 fome of the more fubtile 
 Spirits are loft ; for the 
 Tartar taking their place, 
 fixes the reft of the Spirits 
 which remain in the Wine, 
 fo that they can acft no 
 longer. Vinegar is made 
 by fetting Wine in fome 
 hot place, or by keeping it 
 too long, or by expofing it 
 to the Sun , Vinegar is 
 requently ufed ip Phyfick, 
 
 V I 
 
 and Food. Pickle and 
 Sauces of it are made. It 
 excites Appetite, and pro- 
 motes Conco&ion. Tis 
 ufed in Phyfick to allay 
 Feverifti Heats , and to 
 prevent Putrifacftion ; to 
 cut Flegm. and Glutinous 
 Humours, that they may 
 be render’d thereby fitter 
 to be expe&orated. Out- 
 wardly uled, it cures the 
 Itch, an Herpes, and the 
 like : but is injurious to 
 the Nerves, and Nervous j 
 parts : It alfo makes the 
 Body lean. There is a] 
 memorable Story of a Ge- 
 neral in the Be/gicl^ Wars 
 who, about the Middle of 
 his Age, grew fo very Fat, 
 that he was forc’d to have 
 Bandage for his Belly ; j 
 and finding himfelf grow 
 more and more unweildy 
 every Day, and unfit for l 
 his Bufinefs , he left off 
 drinking Wine, and drank 
 Vinegar the reft of his 
 Days, by which Means 
 his Belly aflwaged, and he 
 was leffen’d in weight 
 Eighty feven pounds. Chri - 
 ft of her A Vega fays, he faw 
 three People that were 
 hang’d, or fuffocated fo 
 much, that Froth came out 
 
V I 
 
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 V I 
 
 of their Mouths, reftor’d 
 to Life by Vinegar, and 
 the powder of Pepper, and 
 Penny-royal. For Crufty, 
 ilinking Ulcers of the 
 Head, which Children are 
 commonly troubled withal, 
 and fometimes grown Peo- 
 ple, Take of Ginger three 
 Ounces, boil it in lharp 
 Vinegar and Butter , ol 
 each half a pound, ^ till the 
 Vinegar is conlum’d j then 
 beat it into an Ointment, 
 with Butter, and anoint 
 the Sores with it Morning 
 and Evening, and it will 
 cure them in four or live 
 Days. In the London-DiJ- 
 penfatory are the following 
 forts, of Vinegar : Rofe- 
 
 mary-Vinegar, Clove-Vi- 
 negar Rofe- Vinegar, El- 
 der-flower Vinegar, Vine 
 garofSquills, andTreacle- 
 Vmegar. The Vapour or 
 Vinegar is very proper in 
 the Plague. Vinegar is de- 
 ftjjrd in the following 
 manner I put fix Quarts 
 of llrong Vinegar into an 
 Earthen Pan, evaporte in 
 a Bath about a Quart, 
 and pour that which re- 
 mains into a Glafs or 
 Earthen Cucurbits, and 
 deftil it in a ftrong Sand- 
 
 heat, until there remain at 
 bottom nothing but a fub- 
 itance like Hony ; keep 
 this Vinegar well Hop’d; 
 Many call it Spirit of Vi- 
 legar. Its principal Ufe 
 is, to diflolve or precipi- 
 tate Bodies. *Tis fome- 
 cimes mix’d in Cordial- 
 Potions, to refill Putrefa- 
 ction : The Dofe is half a 
 Spoonful j ’tis mix’d with 
 Water. And this Oxyo- 
 rate is ufed to Hop Hemor- 
 rhages, taked inwardly ; 
 and to aflwage Inflamma- 
 tions, applied outwardly. 
 Tartar is that which is 
 found flicking to Casks oi 
 Wine, like a very had! 
 Stone, fometimes white, 
 fometimes red, according 
 co the Colour of the Wine 
 comes from. White 
 
 Tartat is to be preferr’d 
 before Red, becaufe it is 
 purer, and contains lefs 
 Earth. Both one and the 
 other are had in great 
 Abundance in Languedoc 
 and Provence ; but the beft 
 White Tartar of all is 
 brought out of Germany. 
 Cry Hals of Tartar are made 
 in the following manner : 
 Boil in a great deal oi 
 Water what quantity of 
 White 
 
White Tarrar you pleafe, 
 until it be all diffolv’d ; 
 pafstheLiqourhot through 
 Hippocrates's Sleeve , into 
 an Earthen Veflel, and e- 
 vaporate about half of it • 
 fet the Veflel in a cool 
 place two or three Days, 
 and you wili find little 
 Cryftals on the Sides , 
 which you are to feparate ; 
 evaporate again half the 
 Liquor that remains, and 
 remit the Veflel to the 
 Cellar, as before; there 
 will fhoot out new Cry- 
 ftals : Continue doing thus, 
 until you have got all the 
 ^grtar : Dry the Cryftals 
 in the Sun, and keep them 
 for ufe. The Cryftal of 
 Tartar is Purgative, and 
 Apperitive : ’Tis good for 
 Hydropical and Afthmatb 
 cal Perfons. and for Ter- 
 tian and Quartan-Agues, 
 The Dofe is, from half a 
 Dram to three Drams, in 
 Broth, or fome other pro- 
 per Liquor. Salt of Tar- 
 tar is made in the follow- 
 ing manner : Take four 
 Pounds of good White - 
 wine-Tartar, beat it fine, 
 make it up in Half-pounds, 
 in feveral Sheers of Brown 
 J?aper, dip them in Water, 
 
 place them in the midft 
 of a Charcoal-Fire, cover 
 them over therewith, let 
 the Fire burn out , you 
 will find at the Bottom 
 Tartar calcin’d in black 
 Lumps ; take the Tartar 
 thus calcin’d, beat it grof- 1 
 ly, put it into a Pipkin, or 
 Iron Pot, full of Water, 
 fet it over the Fire, and 
 let the Water boyl till half 
 is eonfum’d ; then take it | 
 off, and let it lettle ; de- 
 cant it as clear as you can, 
 pour on a little more Wa- j 
 ter upon the Faeces, and j 
 let it boyl and decant it 1 
 as before; tafte the Wa- 
 ter, whether it be lair, 
 and proceed as before : Do 
 fo as long as you find the 
 Water taftes fait; after ; 
 wards filter all the Liquor I 
 pour’d off, through Paper, 
 and boyl it up to a Salt, j 
 Tartar Vitriolated is made 
 
 in the following manner : j 
 Put into a Glafs-Body what 
 quantity you pleafe of Oyl 
 of Tartar made per Deli, 
 quium , which is nothing 
 3ut the expofing Salt of 
 Tartar for fome Days in a 
 Cellar, in a wide Glafs- 
 Veffel, till it turns to a 
 .liquor: Pour upon this 
 Diffolution 
 
W I ( 347 ) WO 
 
 Diffolution of Tartar, by 
 little and little, Rectified 
 Spirit of Vitriol ; there 
 will be a great Eftervef- 
 cency : Continue to drop 
 more in, till there is no 
 farther Ebullition ; then 
 place your Cucurbite in 
 Sand, and evaporate the 
 Spirit with a little Fire, 
 there will remain a very 
 white Salt ; keep it in a 
 Vial well ftop’d. *Tis a 
 good Apperitive; and is al- 
 fo a little purgative. ’Tis 
 given in Hypochondriacal 
 Cafes, in Quartan-Agues, 
 King’s- Evil, and in all 
 other Difeafes, wherein it 
 is neceflary to open Ob- 
 ftrudHons, and to force U- 
 rine. The Dofe is, from 
 Sen to thirty Grains, in 
 fome proper Liquor. 
 
 R. 
 
 in 
 
 * * Latin Cortex Win- 
 ter anus. It turns up in 
 Pipes, like Cinnamon, but 
 is larger, and thicker; of 
 a light yellow Colour, and 
 
 of a very hot biting Taftef 
 It comes from Nevis, An~ 
 tego , Montferrat, and o- 
 ther Places. ’Tis Cepha- 
 lick, and Stomachick ; but 
 the chief Ufe of it is for 
 the Scurvy. Take of the 
 Conferve of Scurvy grafs, 
 ityw4»-Wormwood , and 
 Fumitory, each two Oun- 
 ces ; of the Powder of the 
 Winteran-Bark, and of the 
 RootsofAngelica andWakc 
 Robin, each two drams ; 
 of the Spices of the three 
 Sanders one Dram and an 
 half, of the powder of 
 Crab’s-eyes one Dramas 
 Salt of Wormwood two 
 Drams ; with a fufficient 
 quantity of the Syrup of 
 the Bark of Citron, make 
 an Electuary. This is good 
 for the Scurvy. 
 
 in Latin Glaf- 
 trum Sativum. It has long 
 Leaves of a bluilh green 
 colours the Stalk grows 
 two Cubits high, fet about 
 with a great number of 
 luch Leaves as come up 
 firft, but fmaller, bran- 
 ching it felf at the top into 
 many little twigs, where- 
 upon grow many fmall yel- 
 Z low 
 
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 low flowers : which being 
 paft, the Seed comes forth 
 like little blacktfh Tongues: 
 The Root is white and 
 Angle* It grows in fertile 
 Fields, were it is Town ; it 
 flowers from June to Sep- 
 tember. Woad is aftrin- 
 gent, bitterilh, and acrid. 
 Indigo is of the lame tafte 
 and vertue. Woad a- 
 bounds in a volatile Salt, 
 and is a good Hepatick 
 in the Jaundice. VVedelius 
 makes a volatile Salt of it 
 without Fire. It belongs 
 the Creffes by its 
 and Tafte, and may 
 be plac'd with Chelidonum 
 majus The Fiow'ers fmell 
 like Creffes. 
 
 Indian SHUoati, or Indi- 
 ct >, in Latin Glaflrum Indi- 
 cmn. The Root is given 
 in Decoction , ior the 
 Stone , *nd againft Poi* 
 fons. 'Tis fuppofed that 
 Indico is proper for the 
 jaundice. 
 
 N. 
 
 'TrdEllOatp, in Latin %e- 
 doaria. Tis an hot 
 and dry Root ; it difcuffes 
 Wind, is good for the Bi- 
 ting of Venomous Crea- 
 tures. It ftops a Loofnefs, 
 fuppreffes Vomiting, and 
 is good in a Windy Cho- 
 lick. 
 
 But Dodtor BoJlockj fa- 
 mous Cordial, is count- 
 ed a moft admirable Me- 
 dicine for the Cholick and 
 Gripes, and to ftop Vo- 
 miting; befides many o- 
 ther rare Virtues it is 
 known to have. 
 
 It is prepared, and lold 
 by Mr. Jojloua Sendai in 
 Neve Queen [beet, London . 
 
 ’Tis ufed now adays by 
 Phyficians, againft the 
 Contagion of a Pcftilen- 
 tial Air, and for Hyfte- 
 rick Fits. Take of the 
 Roots ofZedory, of the 
 Seeds of Daucus, of the 
 Roots of Love, each 
 two Ounces ; of Red 
 Myrrh and Caftor, each 
 half an Ounce ; of the 
 Roots 
 
Roots of Peony four Oun- 
 ces, of Mifleto of the Oak* 
 gather’d when the Moon is 
 paft the Full, three Oun- 
 ces ; pour upon them two 
 Quarts of Feverfew-water, 
 and half a Pint of Spirit of 
 
 Wine; digeft them three 
 Days, and afterwards de- 
 ftil them : The Dole is one 
 Spoonful, either by it felf, 
 or with fome proper Wa- 
 ter, This is ufed for Hy~ 
 fterick Fits. 
 
 PINT 
 
The E nglijh INDEX. 
 
 .4 
 
 ibid. 
 
 A Bele tree , fee Poplar 
 Acorus, fee the Tellow 
 water flower de- 
 luce Pag. i 
 Adders tongue , ibid. 
 
 Adders wort , fee Biftort 
 Adonis flower % 
 
 Agrimony 3 
 
 Ague tree , fee Saffafras 
 Alcofl y fee Coftmary 
 Alder tree 
 Alder blacky 
 Alehoofy fez ground Ivy 
 Alexanders foot , lee Pellitory 
 of Spain 
 
 Alexanders 5 
 
 AUebuya feed , Wood forrel 
 All good, fee Clowns Allheal 
 All goody lee Englijh Mercury 
 Anije, fee Bifiop's weed 
 Anety fee Dili 
 
 Angelica 5 
 
 Angelica wild _ 6 
 
 Apple threey ibid, 
 
 Apricocfi tree 9 
 
 Archangel red < 1 o 
 
 Archangel yellow , ibid. 
 
 Stinging Arrack } ibid. 
 
 Arfmart 1 1 
 
 Articboak _ 1 1 
 
 Afarabacca, ibid. 
 
 Ajb tree 1 3 
 
 Ajh weedy fee Herb Gsrrdrd 
 Averts 1 3 
 
 Jti. 
 
 ibid. 
 
 B 
 
 B Arberry tree 
 Barleyy 
 Garden Bafll , 
 
 Bafil wild 
 Balmy 
 Bay tree 
 Beans 
 Bears footy 
 Beech tree 
 White Beet, 
 
 Sea beet , 
 
 Wood Betony < 20 
 
 Water Betony , ibid. 
 
 Bilberries , ibid. 
 
 Birch tree 2 1 
 
 Biftort 2z 
 
 Bitter fweet, fee Woody night 
 fhade 
 
 Black berries, fee Bramble 
 Black wort, fee Comfrey 
 Upright Blite 23 
 
 May Bloffomsy fee Lilly of the 
 Valley 
 
 Blue bottles t 2 4 
 
 Burragey ibid. 
 
 Box tree 
 Brake , fee Fern 
 Bramble 2 S 
 
 Brank > fee Buckwheat 
 White briony a* 5 
 
 Black briony 
 
 Z $ Brofc 
 
INDEX. 
 
 Brook lime Pag. 29 
 
 Broom 3 ° 
 
 Broom rape _ S 1 
 
 'Butchers broom ibid... 
 
 Buckbean , fee Marjh trefoil 
 Buckram , fee Cuckoe pintle 
 Butter flowers, 1 en Crow foot 
 Buckthorn 32 
 
 Buck reheat 3 3 
 
 Btfg/e 34 
 
 BKg/b/jr . 3 ? 
 
 Vipers buglojs ibid. Cowjlips 
 
 Bull fiftsy fee Dufly mujhroom Garden crefs 
 
 Clary Pag. 
 
 Cleavers , fee Gooje grafs 
 
 Cloud berry 
 
 Clowns all heal 
 
 Colly flower il 
 
 Colts foot i' 
 
 Columbine 
 
 Crnfrey 
 
 Sea coralline 
 
 Cornel i 
 
 Coflmary 
 
 54 
 
 Burdock 
 the leffer Burdock 
 Burnet 
 
 Burnet faxifrage 
 Butter bur 
 Butter won 
 
 Abb age 
 
 _j Sea cabbage 
 Field Calamint 
 Calfs Incut 
 
 Cammock , fee Refl barrow 
 Camomile 
 
 Canker rofe, fee Red poppy 
 Caraways 
 Wild carrot 
 Catmint , fee Nep 
 Celandine 
 The leffer Celandine 
 Cent or y 
 
 3 6 Water crefs 
 
 37 Crofs wort 
 
 38 Crowfoot 
 
 3 9 Bulbous Crow foot 
 ibid. Water crow foot 
 
 40 Cuckow pintle 
 Cucumber 
 Wild Cucumber 
 Cudweed 
 
 41 Currant bujh 
 ibid. Black currants 
 
 41 Ordinary fweet Cyprus 
 Cyperui tree 
 
 41 
 
 43 
 
 D 
 
 E NgliJb Daffadil 
 the Greater Daifle 
 
 tfie Leffer Daifle 
 
 46 Dandelion 70 
 
 47 Banewort 71 
 
 ibid. Darnel yz 
 
 Chafle tree , fee Agnus cajhcs Devils cit ibid. 
 
 Common wild Chervil 49 Dyers weed ibid. 
 
 Cherries 50 Dill 75 
 
 Cheefe running, fee Lady s Beds Dittander 74 
 
 fir aw Common Dock ibid. 
 
 Cheflnut tree j?. sharp pointed Deck with curl’d 
 
 Chick weed 53 Leaves ibid. 
 
 Sharp 
 
I FT D 
 
 Sharp pointed dock pag* 7 $ 
 Dock , called Monks rubarb 
 ibid. 
 
 Wader dock 7f 
 
 Red dock ibid. 
 
 Dodder i bld - 
 
 Doves foot 7? 
 
 Drop wort ibid. 
 
 Doves foot , called Herb Ro- 
 bert 
 
 Dragons P* 78 
 
 Ducks tneat ibid* 
 
 E 
 
 Common flea bane pag. 91 
 Marfl) flea bane Ibid. 
 
 F lix weed Ibid. 
 
 Purple flower Je luce 96 
 
 T ell'ow water flower de luce 
 
 Ibid. 
 
 97 
 
 98 
 Ibid. 
 
 Fluellin 
 Spik’d fluellin 
 Female fluellin 
 Foxglove to° 
 
 F rankincenfe, fee Gum oliba- 
 
 Fumitory 
 
 101 
 
 E Artb nut ?® 
 
 Egglendine ibid. 
 
 Elder 81 
 
 Dwarf Elder , fee Vane won 
 Elecampane 
 Elm 8 3 
 
 Endive . 8 4 
 
 ibid. 
 
 85 
 
 82 
 
 Eringo 
 Eye bright 
 
 C Ommon Fennel 26 
 
 Hogs Fennel *7 
 
 Fenugreek lbl Q d * 
 
 Common male fern °9 
 
 Female fern * lb l d * 
 Flowering Fern ibid. 
 
 Feverfew 9° 
 
 Fig tree 9 l 
 
 Fig wort 9 Z 
 
 Filberd 9 3 
 
 Filipendula , fee Drop wort 
 Fir tree 91 
 
 Sweet fmellirtg flag 9 4 
 
 Flux ibiu. 
 
 Dwarf flax 
 
 E Nglifb galingal 101 
 
 Gar lick i °4 
 
 Germander 
 
 Herb gerrard Ibid. 
 
 Glafs wort 
 
 Goats beard ^^o% 
 
 Goats rue toy 
 
 Golden rod 1 } 0 
 
 Goofe berry bufl) Ibid. 
 
 Gout wort , fee Herb gerrard 
 Canary grafs til 
 
 Cotton grafs Ibid. 
 
 Common dogs grafs Ibid. 
 
 Oat grafs Ibul. 
 
 Goofe grafs “*■ 
 
 Gromwel Ibid. 
 
 Ground pine 1 T 3 
 
 Gtoundfel 1 1 4 
 
 II 
 
 Hearts tongue IT 4 
 
 Haw thorn, lee White thorn 
 Heath 
 
 Hellebore , fee JLllwro 
 
 Hemlock ‘ 1 ” l 
 
 Cm- 
 
 7. 4 
 
Ibid. 
 P a g* 1 1 6 
 Ibid. 
 
 Common hemloc £ 
 
 Water hemloc 4 
 Hemp 
 
 Hemp agrimony 
 Hen bane ■ J1 j 
 
 Herbbennet , fee 
 Herb grace, fee Rae 
 Herb Robert rI g 
 
 He fb true love , fee Herb paris 
 High taper, feeMa//e» 
 
 Herb twopence, u 9 
 
 H olly Ibid. 
 
 Hony fucbje I20 
 
 Ibid. 
 
 White bore bound m 
 
 Horn beam uj 
 
 Wcr/e tail ibid. 
 
 Hounds tongue I2 ? 
 
 Houfeleek 124 
 
 Hyacinth ibid. 
 
 I 
 
 ^ Me 
 Jejfamine 
 ffews ear 
 
 Inchanters night Jhade 
 St, jfohns wort 
 Iron wort 
 $uly flowers 
 yfuniper 
 Climbing ivy 
 Ground ivy 
 
 1 is u jb x. 
 
 K idney beans 
 Rjiap weed 
 t\n°t graft 
 
 L Adies bed fir aw 
 Ladies mantle 
 Ladies (mock 
 Lavender 
 Lavender cotton 
 Sea lavender 
 Spurge laurel 
 LeeJ^s 
 Lentils 
 Lettice 
 Lambs lettice 
 Water lilly 
 Lilly of the valleys 
 White lilly 
 Mountain lilly 
 Lime tree 
 Liquorich 
 Liver wort 
 Lovage 
 Lung wort 
 Lupines 
 
 M 
 
 * 3 i 
 
 Ibid. 
 
 Ibid, 
 
 . Madder 
 
 > Common maiden hair 
 White maiden hair 
 lAaitbes , fee May weed 
 Common maflovcs 
 Marjh mallows 
 Vervain mallow 
 The great maple 
 The lefler maple 
 Marigold 
 Marjoram 
 
 Engl if!) wild marjoram 
 Majier wort 
 Maudlin 
 
 Stinking may weed 
 
 iSf 
 
 Ibid. 
 
 13 y 
 Ibid. 
 *36 
 
 137 
 
 138 
 Ibid. 
 Ibid. 
 
 114 
 
 Ibid. 
 
 1421 
 
 147 
 
 142 
 
 Ibid. 
 
 Ibid. 
 
 MS 
 
 Ibid. 
 
 Ibid. 
 
 M 4 
 
 Ibid, 
 
 147 
 Ibid. 
 
 148 
 
 149 
 Mo 
 
 Ibid. 
 
 Ibid. 
 
 Mi 
 
 Ibid. 
 
 Ibid. 
 
 Ibid. 
 
 Meadow 
 
1 N D E X 
 
 Meadow (reset pag. i jri wort 
 
 pag, 164 
 
 Medlar 
 
 . 15 * 
 
 Melilot 
 
 ibid. O 
 
 
 Melon 
 
 154 _ 
 
 
 Englift mercury 
 
 ibid. tree 
 
 i$6 V^/ Oats 
 
 ibid. 
 
 French mercury 
 
 I 7 T 
 
 Dogs mercury 
 
 ibid. Onion 
 
 ibid. 
 
 Milfoil 
 
 157 Orchis 
 
 x 76 
 
 Milk wort 
 
 ibid. Orchis , or the Male fools liones 
 
 Milt wafte, fee Spleen won 
 
 177 
 
 Mint 
 
 ! j 8 Orpin 
 
 ibid. 
 
 Horfe mint 
 Water mint 
 
 ibid., P 
 
 
 Mijleto 
 
 158 
 
 
 Mony wort 
 
 1J9 T ~| 'Erb parts 
 160 rl Parjley 
 
 ibid. 
 
 Moon wort 
 
 178 
 
 Common mofs 
 
 ibid. Corn par Jley 
 
 ibid. 
 
 Cup mofs 
 
 161 Parfteypiert 
 
 180 
 
 Mofs on a dead Mans 
 
 sftull Baftari 
 ibid. Garden parfnip 
 
 ibid. 
 
 i8j> 
 
 Mother wort 
 
 161 Cow parfnip 
 
 ji W 
 
 Moufe ear 
 
 16 z Water parfnip 
 
 
 Mug wort 
 
 ibid. Peach tree 
 
 ibid. 
 
 Mulberry tree 
 
 164 Pear tree 
 
 ibid. 
 
 White mullein 
 
 ibid. Peafe 
 
 ibid. 
 
 Common Mujhroom 
 
 165 Pellitory 
 
 .>*$ 
 
 Dufty mujhroom 
 
 Penny royal 
 
 •bid. 
 
 Muftard 
 
 16? Peony 
 
 ibid. 
 
 Hedge muftard 
 
 166 Pepper wort 
 
 184 
 
 Wild muftard 
 
 167 Periwinkle 
 
 i8f 
 
 Mithridate muftard 
 
 ibid. S't. Peters wort 
 
 1 86' 
 
 Myrtle 
 
 ibid. Pimpernel 
 
 187 
 
 
 Peftilential wort } 
 
 iee Butter 
 
 N 
 
 bur 
 
 
 
 The Pine tree 
 
 188 
 
 Navel wort 
 
 168 Pile wort, fee the leffsr Ce- 
 
 Nep 
 
 ibid. landine 
 
 
 Nettle 
 
 169 Plantaine 
 
 ibid; 
 
 Garden night fhadc 
 
 ibid. Water Plantaine 
 
 
 Woody night f\:ade 
 
 170 VI ant aine ribwort 
 
 189 
 
 Deadly night fh a de 
 
 ibid. P him tree 
 
 ibid. 
 
 Sleepy night ft ads 
 
 17 2 Polypody 
 
 19 1 
 
 
 A 3 
 
 Ity- 
 
INDEX : 
 
 P ophir tree 
 Red poppy 
 White poppy 
 Prickmadam 
 Primrofe 
 Privet 
 
 pag. 192 
 192 
 ibid. 
 
 . 194 
 ibid, 
 ibid. 
 
 Prickwood, fee Spindle tree 
 Prunes tys 
 
 Pudding graft, fee Penny royal 
 
 Pumpion 
 
 PurjUin 
 
 S article 
 St. Foin 
 Savine 
 Savory 
 
 Meadow faxifrage 
 Golden faxifrage 
 Scabious 
 
 Scordium 
 Scurvy graft 
 
 ibid. 
 207 
 20 9 
 
 210 
 
 ibid. 
 
 21 1 
 
 ibid. 
 
 ibid. 
 
 or 
 
 Uince tree 
 R 
 
 TJ ddijb 
 
 JV Horfe radifh 
 ^jvwort 
 Ratopiom 
 Ramfons 
 Ras berry bujh 
 Red rattle 
 Reftharrow 
 Rie 
 Rocket 
 
 Wild rocket 
 Rofes 
 Rofemary 
 Rue 
 
 Meadow rue 
 Rupture wort 
 
 Rufbes 
 
 S Affron 
 Sage 
 Wild Sage 
 Samphire 
 
 196 S cor -ion era, fee 'Vipers graft 
 
 ibid. 
 
 212 , 
 
 ibid. 
 
 197 
 ibid, 
 ibid. 
 
 198 
 
 19 9 
 
 ibid. 
 
 100 
 
 ibid. 
 
 201 
 
 ibid. 
 
 202 
 ibid. 
 
 204 
 
 205 
 ibid, 
 ibid. 
 
 20 6 
 
 ibid. 
 
 207 
 
 2q8 
 
 ibid. 
 
 Self he a! 2 1 4 
 
 Shepherds pttrfe ibid. 
 
 Shepherds needle, fee Venus 
 
 comb 
 
 S her weed \ 2 1 < 
 
 Sloe ttee 2 1 5 
 
 Smallage , 7 
 
 S na\e weed , fee Biflon 
 S nee\ wort 2 1 7 
 
 Solomons feal ibid. 
 
 S ope wort 2 1 8 
 
 S orbe tree 219 
 
 Common forrel ibid. 
 
 Sheep forrel ibid. 
 
 Roman forrel ibid. 
 
 Wood forrel 120 
 
 Sothern wood ibid. 
 
 Marjh fparagus ibid. 
 
 Spat ling poppy 22? 
 
 Male fpeedwel ibid. 
 
 Common fpignel 222 
 
 Spinache 223 
 
 Spindle tree ibid. 
 
 Spleen wort ibid. 
 
 S purge ' 224 
 
 Squinancy berries , fee Black 
 currants , 
 
 Stone C7-op 224 
 
 Strawberry 22 f 
 
 Succory ibid. 
 
 Sun dew 227 
 
INDEX. 
 
 T Amarisk 
 
 Tanfie 
 
 Wild, tan fa fee 
 
 Tarragon 
 
 Teafel 
 
 Carline tbijile 
 Milk thiftle 
 Bleffed tbijile 
 Sow tbijile 
 White thorn 
 Thorn apple 
 Thorow wax 
 Throat wort 
 Wild thyme 
 Toads flax 
 Tobacco 
 Tooth wort 
 Tormentil 
 March trefoil 
 Meadow trefoil 
 Turnip 
 Tutjan 
 Tway blad 
 
 pag. a 2 , 8 
 ibid. 
 
 Silver weed 
 229 
 ibid, 
 ibid. 
 
 330 
 
 .131 
 
 ibid. 
 
 .* 3 * 
 
 ibid. 
 
 *?3 
 
 ibid. 
 
 ibid. 
 
 ibid. 
 
 *3 S 
 ibid 
 2,36 
 237 
 
 M 9 
 
 ibid. 
 
 240 
 
 G Arden valerian ibid. 
 
 Common vervain 241 
 Venus comb 242 
 
 Violets 243 
 
 Purple violets ibid. 
 
 Violets , i. e. P anfies ibid. 
 Vipers Grafs 244 
 
 W 
 
 W Alnut tree ibid. 
 
 Wallflower 24? 
 
 Wayfaring tree 148 
 
 Wheat ibid. 
 
 Cow reheat 24 / 
 
 Whitlow grafs 
 
 Winter cherry ^249 
 
 Winter green 193 
 
 Willow herb 249 
 
 Woodroof 193 
 
 Wormwood 194 
 
 The I N D E X of the Foreign 
 Plants, <& re. 
 
 A 
 
 A Cacia pag- 197 
 
 Agarick 1 9 8 
 
 Agnus c a [ins 1 99 
 
 Alcali ' 00 
 
 Almond tree 
 
 Aloes 
 
 Amomum 
 
 Anacardium 
 
 Anacardiums 
 
 Anima gummi 
 
 V 
 
 ibid. 
 
 20a 
 
 209 
 
 ibid. 
 
 210 
 
 ibid. 
 
 Anife 
 
jfnife 
 
 Ajfa fcetida 
 
 B 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 ibid. Coccus bapbicd 
 2 Cockle 
 
 Coco nut tree 
 Coculus 
 Coffee 
 
 Coloquintidu 
 
 ill 
 
 21$ 
 
 B Alfam tree 
 
 'Peruvian balfam 2 x 4 Contrayerva 
 Balfam Copaiba 
 Balaam ofTobe 
 Balfam de Chili 
 Balauffians 
 Bdellium 
 Bears breach 
 Bears ear 
 Benjamin 
 Ben nut 
 Birth wort 
 Bifhops meed 
 Bitter vetch 
 bower 
 
 Spamjh Broom 
 
 Coral 
 ibid. Coral tree 
 2X7 Corktree 
 ibid. Coffus 
 ibid. Cotton 
 
 2 1 8 Com bage 
 
 219 C refs Indian 
 ibid. Crown imperial 
 
 220 Cumin 
 
 221 Cubebs 
 
 222 
 
 ibid. 
 
 ibid. 
 
 224 
 
 D 
 
 D 
 
 pag. 245 
 ibid, 
 ibid. 
 247 
 ibid. 
 
 2 49 
 
 250 
 ' . ibid. 
 
 251 
 
 ibid. 
 
 ibid.- 
 
 '25 4 
 
 ibid. 
 
 ibid. 
 
 ibid. 
 
 ibid. 
 
 155 
 
 Ate tree 
 Dragons blood 
 
 C Amels hay 
 Camphir 
 Cancamum 
 Canelx 
 Capers 
 Cardamoms 
 Carthamus 
 Caffia 
 Caffidony 
 Caffummuniar 
 China 
 Cbiches 
 Cinnamon 
 Cinquefoil 
 Citrons 
 Citruls 
 Cloves 
 
 ibid. 
 
 Bony 
 
 EUebore white 
 Ellebcre blacfi 
 Euphorbium 
 
 nut 
 
 Fraxinella 
 
 236 G 
 
 237 
 
 Alingal 
 
 Galbanum 
 
 ibid. Gentian 
 244 Ginger 
 ibid. G cards 
 
 238 All t 
 
 241 VJT Gi 
 
 26 1 
 
 ibid. 
 
 264 
 
 265 
 2 66 
 2 67 
 
 ibid, 
 
 iduaix- 
 
INDEX : 
 
 Guaiacum 
 Gum ammoniacum 
 Gum arabick 
 Gum carannap 
 Gum coral 
 Gum Elemi 
 Gum gotta 
 Gum lac 
 Gum olibanym 
 Gum opoponax 
 Gum fagapenunt 
 Gum farcocolla 
 Gum tacamahaca 
 Gum tragacantb 
 
 H 
 
 Pag. 269 Lignum nephriticum Pag. 299 
 274 Liman ibid. 
 
 276 Liquid, amber 309 
 
 277 
 
 27S M 
 
 ibid. 
 
 279 TVyfAe 
 
 ibid. J_VA Mandrake 
 
 280 Manna 
 
 281 Mafam 
 
 ibid. M after wort black 
 
 282 M afliclitree 
 ibid. Mecboacan 
 
 283 M e^erenvn 
 Myrobalans 
 Myrrh 
 
 301 
 ibid. 
 
 302 
 3*8 
 .303 
 ibid. 
 
 304 
 
 ibid. 
 
 ibid*’ 
 
 ibid. 
 
 H Edge H)(fop 
 Heliotrope 
 Hermodaclyles 
 Hypocijiis 
 
 I 
 
 J Alaps 
 
 Jerujalem Artichoke 
 tfefuits bark 
 Florentine Iris 
 zfujubs 
 
 K 
 
 K Ernes 
 
 L 
 
 L Arf{s [pur 
 Lead wort 
 Lignum aloes 
 Lignum colubrinum 
 Lignum molucenfe 
 
 284 N 
 
 ibid. 
 
 ibid. *'VT drd. celtick 
 
 28 j J_N Nard / pike » 
 
 Nettle englijb (linking 
 Nutmeg 
 Nun omica 
 28? 
 
 287 O 
 
 ibid. 
 
 293 dT\ Ak of -ferufalea 
 29$ Olive tree 
 
 Opium 
 Oranges 
 Oy ft er green 
 * 9 S P 
 
 3c 9 
 312 
 
 3 ^ 
 3 13 
 
 314 
 31^ 
 
 315 
 
 P Anax herculis ibid. 
 
 Pellitory of Spain 3 1 9 
 Pepper black ibid. 
 
 297 Pepper white ibid, 
 
 ibid. Pitch 321 
 
 ibid. Plans tree ibid. 
 
 298 Poley mountain ibid# 
 
 ibid. Pomegranate 322 
 
 Potatoes 
 
Potatm 
 Mocf{ privet 
 Pfilicum 
 Pul fit ill A 
 
 E el 
 Rubarb 
 
 INDEX.' 
 
 Pag. 3 2.3 S tor ax 
 
 ibid. Strawberry tree 
 ibid. Sugarcane 
 314 Swallow wort 
 
 ibid. I ^ Amarinds 
 3*? JL Tea 
 
 316 Chrifls thorn 
 Thyme maftick 
 Turbith 
 Turmeric k 
 
 317 Turpentine 
 ibid. 
 
 318 
 3 *9 
 
 33° T T Me 
 
 ibid. V 
 
 33* 
 
 333 \\Tlnteran bark 
 
 334 W mad 
 334 mad Indian 
 
 ibid. 
 
 ibid.' 
 
 Hi 
 
 J36 
 
 lbldr 
 
 337 
 
 til 
 
 ibid. 
 
 33 ? 
 
 .347 
 
 ibid. 
 
 INDEX 
 
I N D E X Plantarum Exotica-* 
 rum, See. 
 
 A Cad ti P a & 
 
 Agaricus 
 Agnus c aft us 
 
 Alc.aU 
 
 Aloes 
 
 Anrni 
 
 Ammomum 
 
 Amygdalus 
 
 Anacardium 
 
 Anacardium occidental 
 
 Animtz grmmi 
 
 Anifum 
 
 Arbor corallii 
 
 Ariftolocbia 
 
 Affa fcctida 
 
 B 
 
 B Alanus myrepfica 
 Balaujlia 
 Balfamum. verutn 
 Balfamum e Peru 
 Balfamum copaiba 
 Balfamum de Tolu 
 Balfamum de Chili 
 Battata 
 Bddlium 
 Benyiinum 
 Botrys 
 
 Branca urfina 
 Brasilia Arbor 
 
 197 f^dmpbora 22 1 
 
 198 V j Caova 247 
 
 1 99 CarAamomum 231 
 
 200 Cariopbillus aromatic us 244 
 
 202 Caffia 332 
 
 122 china 236 
 
 209 China china 287 
 
 200 Cfnnamomum 238 
 
 209 Citrullus 24 4 
 
 210 Coculus indus 247 
 
 ibid. Colocyntbis 
 ibid. Contrayerva 
 a?3 Coralliim 
 
 •S, .. 
 
 mk !. 
 
 221 Corona Imperialis 
 
 iJ4 
 
 217 Cortex winter anus 
 
 347 
 
 Coflus 
 
 *73 
 
 Cubebce 
 
 *77 
 
 Cucurbita 
 
 261 
 
 220 Cuminum 
 
 2 J 4 
 
 217 Curcuma 
 
 338 
 
 213 Cyferus 
 
 *57 
 
 214 
 
 
 
 21 $ 
 
 D 
 
 
 ibid. 
 
 
 
 217 1 
 3*3 J 
 
 r^\Actylus zc6 
 
 1 J Dift Minus creticus 257 
 
 2 T 7 
 
 
 
 H 9 
 
 312 1 
 *H ] 
 
 223 J 
 
 E 
 
 
 n Benus 
 n, Euphorbium 
 
 9 
 
 161 
 
 F 
 
INDEX. 
 
 F Raxinellx Pag, z 63 
 
 Feucus mxrinus 3 1 8 
 
 G Alxngx 
 
 Galbxnnm 
 Gentianx 
 Gojfipium 
 GratioU 
 Guxixcum 
 Gumm ammoniacim 
 Gummi arabicum 
 Gummi ca.rav.nx 
 Gummi copal 
 Gummi Elemi 
 Gummi gottx 
 &.; : fimi lac 
 Gumki olibanum 
 Gummi opopanax 
 Gummi fagapenum 
 Gummi (arcocoHa 
 Gummi tacamabacx 
 Gummi tragacantb 
 
 H 
 
 ’ Eliotr -opium 
 Helleborus albyA 
 Ht He boras niger 
 Eermodaclylus 
 Hj/pociJlis 
 
 z6 4 
 169 
 Z66 
 
 2 *4 
 284 
 2 96 
 
 274 
 
 2 76 
 
 2 77 
 
 278 
 ibid. 
 
 279 
 ibid, 
 
 280 
 
 281 
 ibid. 
 
 282 
 
 ibid. 
 
 *8? 
 
 284 
 *19 
 2 6 r 
 
 284 
 
 285 
 
 L EntiJcus 
 
 Lignum aloes 
 Lignum colubrinum 
 Lignum moluccenfe 
 Lignum nephriticum 
 
 M 
 
 M Malus aurxntia 
 
 Malus jimonix 
 
 Mandragorx 
 
 Manna 
 
 Mechoacannx 
 
 Me^ereon 
 
 Myrobalani 
 
 Myrrbum 
 
 N 
 
 N Ardus celticx 
 Nardits Indica 
 Nasturtium Indicum 
 Nigellx 
 Nux mojcbatx 
 Nux Vifiichix 
 Nux vomkx 
 
 O 
 
 3°3 
 
 1 97 
 
 2.9 8 
 ibido 
 229 
 
 301 
 316 
 2- 99 
 3 oi 
 30a 
 304 
 ibid, 
 ibid 
 ibid. 
 
 o 
 
 Vium 
 
 On\x 
 
 307 
 ibid. 
 
 2 J 4 
 
 308 
 312 
 7.63 
 31a 
 
 3 T 4 
 
 326 
 
 J Alapium 
 
 Ilex croccigerx 
 llis Florentinx 
 pfujubx 
 
 2. 8 s' "D Alimas 
 2 9 S JT Fan ax berculis 
 29s Palma cocci ferx 
 Pbxfeolns ytrrxtevjis 
 
 337 
 31 1 
 246 
 
 254 
 
 Pbylsrtx 
 
 
IN D E X 
 
 Pbylerea 
 
 3*3 
 
 Scbanantkus 
 
 
 Viper rotunium album 
 
 m 
 
 Scilla 
 
 33? 
 
 Piper rotunium nigrum 
 
 Sebefieus 
 
 33* 
 
 Pix 
 
 M 
 
 Sena 
 
 ibid. 
 
 Platanus 
 
 Sifarum 
 
 333 
 
 Plumbago plinii 
 
 *■97 
 
 Smilax 
 
 - -M 4 
 
 Volium montanum 
 
 3!M 
 
 S pongia 
 
 ibid. 
 
 VfUlium 
 
 3*3 
 
 Stacbas 
 
 330 
 
 VulfatilU 
 
 3*4 
 
 S tavis agria 
 
 .337 
 
 Vyrethrum 
 
 3 19 
 
 S torax 
 
 ijbijj. 
 
 R 
 
 S uber 
 
 
 m 
 
 T 
 
 
 S 
 
 '" I v Amarindi 
 X Tttrbitb 
 
 33f£ 
 
 338 
 
 Q Anguzs iraconis 
 
 *19 
 
 2 
 
 # 
 
 Cj santalum 
 
 3*7 
 
 
 
 Sarfaparitla 
 
 3 ? 8 
 
 P~lf Edo an a 
 
 
 Saffafrat 
 
 1*9 
 
 f-A Zingiber 
 
 ffW 
 
 T ' - ?! 1 TJ J 
 
 Nomenclator Satinus Partis primal 
 
 A 
 
 A Bits 
 
 XjL Abrctanum 
 Abjmthium 
 
 Afer majus 
 
 Acetofa vulgaris 
 
 Acinos 
 
 Adi ant im 
 
 Ageratum 
 
 Agrifolium 
 
 Agximonif 
 
 Alcea 
 
 AkbjmilU 
 
 AUiarij, ’ * 116 
 
 Allium 104 
 
 93 Alryts . 4 
 
 nigra bdccifera ibicf. 
 194 Afine J5 
 
 149 Alt baa 147 
 
 z An agalli s aquatica 25? 
 
 t| Anagallis mas 187 
 
 , i<w Aiflrofamnm 239 
 
 3 ji, Adonis ’200 
 
 •34-jp, Aptrine ijz 
 
 3 
 
 148 Amkgi* 57 
 
 138 Argentina 21 f 
 
 B b ,4?/'- 
 
Atimefia 
 
 Arum 
 
 Ajerum 
 
 Afparagua 
 
 Ajplenium 
 
 Atriplex olidii 
 
 N D E X 
 
 Ca.rki.mint 
 
 J 6z 
 *1 
 • li 
 2 10 
 ii 3 
 io 
 
 Cardiac a 
 
 Carduus btnediftus 
 Carduus maria 
 CarUm 
 Cajiania 
 Centaurium 
 
 D 
 
 C sA£pa 
 
 Calamintba 
 Calamus aromaticus 
 Calendula 
 Camamelum 
 Can abis 
 
 D Aucus 
 
 Dens le&rts 
 
 ill 
 41 
 
 94 Dent aria 
 i jo Dipfactis 
 43 Dratunculus bortenfis 
 
 Il6 
 
 13 1 
 
 * 3 r 
 
 * 3 ° 
 
 44 
 
 5 * 
 
 4 r 
 
 B 
 
 Cerafus 
 
 jo 
 
 
 Cerefolium 
 
 4 ? 
 
 T) Alfamita 
 
 60 Cbamedris 
 
 iof 
 
 fj Barbaris 
 
 rf Cbamamorus 
 
 5 5 
 
 Bard ana 
 
 3 6 Cbamtpytis 
 
 1 10 
 
 Bthen album 
 
 221 Cbelidonium 
 
 4 <5 
 
 Beilis major 
 
 69 Cichorium 
 
 22 f 
 
 Beilis minor 
 
 ibid. Cicuta 
 
 Ilf 
 
 Beta alba 
 
 1 9 Cicutaria 
 
 ibid. 
 
 Beta marina , 
 
 ibid. Cinara 
 
 •71 
 
 Betonica 
 
 20 Cboclearia 
 
 212 
 
 Be', id a 
 
 2j Cony^a 
 
 
 jtjihru 
 
 \2 2 Corejolida 
 
 5 ? 
 
 Mw um 
 
 23 Corallina 
 
 ibid; 
 
 Bor ago 
 
 24 Cor alius (itiva 
 
 93 
 
 Brtijfica 
 
 41 Cotula fatida 
 
 iji 
 
 Brajfica flcrida. 
 
 1 ; <5 Crithmum marinwn 
 
 2C& 
 
 Brajpca marina 
 
 41 Croc#/ 
 
 107 
 
 Brmia. alba 
 
 2<S Cruciata 
 
 . . /' 6 2 
 
 Brionia nigra 
 
 27 Cucumis 
 
 t>G 
 
 Bugloflum 
 
 3 j Cucumis (jlv. 
 
 ibid. 
 
 Bugula 
 
 54 Cupreffus 
 
 *8 
 
 Bttlbocaftanum 
 
 go Cufcuta 
 
 76 
 
 Bur fa pxftoris 
 
 214 Cfanus 
 
 24 
 
 Buxus 
 
 if Cynocrambe 
 
 
 45 
 
 io 
 
 .235 
 
 229 
 
 ibid. 
 
INDEX > 
 
 E 
 
 E Bulus 
 Endivil 
 Equifetum 
 Erigerutn 
 Eringium 
 Erttca 
 Eryfimum 
 Euonimus 
 
 Eupaterium carnal hum 
 Etlpbragia 
 
 F 
 
 F Aba 
 
 Fcenum gr cecum 
 
 Ficus 
 
 Filipendula 
 Filix mis 
 Filix femim 
 Fccniculum 
 Frigririi 
 Fraxinus 
 F umir ii 
 
 Fungus pulventlentus 
 Fungm fimbucinus 
 
 G 
 
 G Alegi 
 
 GiUium 
 
 Gariopbylli 
 
 Geranium columbinum 
 Geranium rcbertianum 
 Groffularii 
 
 H 
 
 H Edera irborei 
 
 Heieri terreflris. 
 
 Helleborajler 
 Hepatic a 
 Herniaria 
 7 x Hippolapatlmm 
 . 84 Hordeus 
 in Horminum 
 1 14 Hypofciamus 
 
 84 Hyper icon 
 201 Hyppocellinum 
 1 66 Hyjfopus 
 
 “3 
 
 117 I 
 
 85 
 
 J Acbbea 
 
 -fafminum album 
 Iris vulgaris 
 1 8 Iris palujlris lute a 
 87 
 
 91 L 
 
 78 
 
 87 T Actuca fativa 
 
 ' 1 
 
 ibid. B J Lamp[ana 
 
 *74 
 
 8 6 Lapathum acutum 
 
 7S 
 
 22 ? Lapathum acutum crifpum 74. 
 
 x 5 Laurus 
 
 17 
 
 io x Lavendula 
 
 
 16 f L aureola 
 
 238 
 
 x 2 5 Lenticula paluftris 
 
 79 
 
 Ltpidtum 
 
 184 
 
 Levijticum 
 
 *43 
 
 Lilium convallium 
 
 141 
 
 109 Linar ialutea 
 
 234 
 
 133 Linum 
 
 94 
 
 1 30 Linum catharticnm 
 
 ibid. 
 
 78 Litbofpermnm 
 
 1X2 
 
 1 18 LoZ/mw 
 
 71 
 
 no Lunar ia 
 
 160 
 
 Lucoium 
 
 345 
 
 Lupinus 
 
 I44 
 
 Lupulus 
 
 120 
 
 130 
 
 ■ ’ 
 
 *3 X Bbi 
 
 M 
 
 18 
 
 143 
 
 10% 
 
 77 
 
 117 
 
 128 
 
 S 
 
 HjT 
 
 197 
 
 117 
 
 196 
 
 ibid. 
 
index . 
 
 147 Paronychia 
 
 Her cm 
 
 M 
 
 TV A 
 
 1 V 1 Mdus 
 
 MAlus armeniaca 
 Malus cydonea 
 Matus perfica 
 Mrarubium 
 Matricaria 
 Meciletus 
 Meliffa 1 6 
 
 M elo 154 
 
 M intha 158 
 
 Mint ha cat aria 168 
 
 Mefpilus 1 5 " 3 
 
 Mium . m 
 
 Millefolium ij 7 
 
 Moms 164 
 
 ; Mufcfis arhoreus 160 
 
 ■ : ns pyxidatus 161 
 
 Myr y 167 
 
 N 
 
 ' Arc iff us 6 8 
 
 __ _ Hafiurtium hertenfe 6 1 
 Nafiurtium aquaticwn ibid. 
 Nicotiana 234 
 
 Nummularis. 1 $ 9 
 
 Nymph xa 1 4 1 
 
 Paralyfis 
 Parietaria 
 ■ierba paris 
 
 tepier angler um 
 Verfoliata 
 Vericlymenim 
 Vetafitis 
 Petrofelinum 
 Pbafeolus 
 P hyllitis 
 Pilofella 
 Pimpenella 
 Pinguicula 
 Pifum 
 PolrguU 
 Poligonatum 
 Poligomtm 
 Porrum 
 PortuUca 
 Primula veris 
 PruneUa 
 Primus 
 Ptaronica 
 Puceadanum 
 Palegium 
 Pyrola 
 Pj mis 
 
 O 
 
 iCvmum 
 Ophyloglojfam 
 Orobrancbe 
 Ofmunda 
 
 ceoma 
 
 Panax colont 
 
 38 
 40 
 182 
 1 1 7 
 
 117 
 
 R 
 
 R Ammculiis repens 6z 
 
 Ranunculus 'bullofus 6 3 
 Ranunculus bederaceus albut 
 6 4 
 
 Rapbanus rujihmitS: 1-97 
 
 Ra-\ 
 
Rapbanus fylveflris 
 Rapum 
 
 Rhamnus catbarticus 
 
 Ribas 
 
 Rofa 
 
 Rofa folis 
 Ros marinus 
 Rubus 
 Rubus idaus 
 Rufcus 
 Ruta 
 
 S Abina 
 Salvia. 
 
 Salvia agrejfis 
 
 Sambucas 
 
 Sanicula 
 
 Saponaria 
 
 Saturcia 
 
 Saxifragra 
 
 Scabiofa 
 
 Scordium 
 
 Serpillum 
 
 Sinapi 
 
 Solatium liqupfum 
 Sophia cbirurgqrum 
 Sorbus fylveflris 
 Spbondilium 
 Spincbia 
 
 N D E X. 
 
 ibid. Stramonium 
 
 U T 
 
 6 7 
 
 2,oi ' I ^Amarifcus 
 227 X Tanacetum 
 204 Telepbium 
 25 - Tilia 
 1 pi) Torment ilia 
 31 Tracbillium 
 20? Tragopogon 
 
 Tri folium acetofiun 
 
 
 Tri folium paludofum 
 
 136 
 
 109 
 
 TriticifUi 
 
 14 6 
 
 107 
 
 208 
 
 U 
 
 
 81 
 
 208 
 
 X T Accinia mgr a 
 
 10 
 
 218 
 
 V Valeriana 
 
 140 
 
 210 
 
 Verlafcum 
 
 l&fF 
 
 ibid. 
 
 Verbena 
 
 . 4 £ 
 
 211 
 
 Veronica mas 
 
 zii 
 
 ibid. 
 
 Viburnum 
 
 246 
 
 2 5 4 .Virga aurea 
 
 x'to 
 
 165 
 
 Vinca per vinca 
 
 
 170 
 
 Viola 
 
 2-43 
 
 91 
 
 Vifcus 
 
 158 
 
 219 
 
 tilmus 
 
 85 
 
 1,81 
 
 Umbelicus veneris 
 
 168 
 
 22 3 
 
 Urtica 
 
 1 ,69 
 
 Bl 
 
The Table of Difeafes, 
 
 A Gues ' 44> i8r 
 
 tertian and quartan 
 
 4?? tzi 
 
 Air to correct it 204 
 
 Alexipharmic^s 22 8,242.2, $0 
 Anafarca ' . ‘231 
 
 Animal fpirits to ftrengthen 
 them 2 35 
 
 St, Anthonies fire zy, ire?, 
 
 32.4 
 
 Ipoplexy fr, 141, 142, 343 
 . appetite bow it may be pro- 
 'd 1 s’ 8 i , 208 
 
 Apr ■ fowre and harjb good in 
 fluxes of the belly 7 
 
 Apples (meet, fomewhat hot 
 and loofenirg ibiH. 
 
 Apples a little acid are agree- 
 able to the ftomach and 
 chear the heart ” ibid. 
 Apples the Left time io eat 
 them " ' 8 
 
 Aqua mirabilis 46 
 
 Aflhma 36, 69 
 
 B 
 
 Biting of a mad dog 48, 334 
 Serpents 42, 142 
 Bleeding of hemorrhoids 14 5s 
 228 
 
 Bleeding at the nofe 1 18 
 Bloody flux 18,89,258 
 'to cleanfe and ftrengthen 
 A 
 
 purifieit 2^0,337 
 
 it when 
 
 gq \ coagulated 49, 70 
 if or (pitting of it 23,114, 
 / itfi, 188 
 
 \-to flop it 22, iioj iy* 
 Botches in the face 116 
 Breathy for the flmtnefls of it 
 
 ' , „ 4 ^> «» V44 
 
 Breath flinging 6, £0, 244 
 Breail , to maty: it (olid 134 
 Bruifes 1 
 
 Buboes , to cure them 23 r 
 Buboes, peflllential to he all 
 them ‘ 91 
 
 Burns , to take out the fire 
 116, i 7 £, 243 
 
 4^ waffr 
 Barrennefs 5 5 
 
 _ 17, 43, J 44 
 
 Beer to keep u jweet * pg 
 Belching fowre 60 , i 7 £ ^ 
 
 if f~flAncer 41, 6j 
 
 , 222 v_> 
 
 Bellies burflen 
 
 9 o 
 
 Catarrhs , /;<w they may 
 be cured 14,107,124 
 
 C *# fag* 40 
 
 ^ < in the hands ibid. 
 
 ^ Wa ffo lips 40, i97 
 Cherries 
 
/I*N VEX. 
 
 „ -mo(i elleemed in England Cough that is hoofing i * r 
 C yi Cough when old y bow cut d 83 
 
 I j<z» error in eating them Cough that is tickling 33 1 
 u C ibid. Coral prepared Mi 
 
 Chilblains 1 flf 
 
 Child bed purgations , <*na m- 
 
 moierate flux of them 178 
 Child bed purgations to provoke 
 * I 7 j 91 
 
 Cinnamon water with barley 
 
 ■with pain 
 to f free them 
 
 3 ° 7 
 
 105, aop, 
 211 
 
 ro provoke them ^ 26 
 
 immoderate flux of them 
 39 , 79 3 197 
 
 D 
 
 ij Crudities and wind in the flo • 
 C lyfler for the cholick, 18 wtfcfr 
 to empty the bowels 337 
 Cholick 3, 18, 433 H 9 ,i 3 i> 
 
 177 , i« 7 , 333 
 
 Cholick that is flatulent 47, 
 
 104 
 
 Conception that is falfe 277 ___ 
 
 D 
 
 Ead child, to expel it 
 
 H 3 : 
 
 Conlumption 77 , io^, 3 11 , 
 
 C onfumption fcorbutick 29 ^ubetes 
 Contagion, to prevent it 84,94 Viacodtum 
 Contuflons >70, 343 
 
 Convulfions 43 , 248 , 279 Vtg&ton 
 Convulfions of children 71,109 ff J^ bt 
 
 Convulfions that are flatulent nf Kifz 
 279 
 
 fVeony water 183 
 
 l powder of fen a the greater 
 -g \ 3 3,3 
 
 a JPowder of fena the lefjer 
 ibid. 
 
 0 ] S cor dium water 212 
 
 [ Water of gentian 166 
 
 \.Water of borfe radijh 1 97 
 Cordial flowers 2 4 j 3 7 , 1 3 0 ? 
 
 170 
 
 Cow 1 2 4 
 
 7.7, 9I>. *3?? >74 
 
 *7 
 M 3 
 3 i 8 
 45, 1$7 
 
 'of the' Brea ft 188, 206, 
 297 
 
 of the brain 244 
 
 peculiar to women i ^3 
 
 of the womb 17 ,9 0,1983 
 
 J of the bladder 
 , "S of fbe joints 
 ’ of t/’o head 
 170, 167, 
 
 of the nerves 
 of the (pleen 
 
IN D EX 
 
 of the Eyes i?o. 227. T ft Ace to heautifie it 18 
 282. 323. X" 1 Face to ta\e of Spou 
 or cn florid by drinking cold from it 182 
 
 Beer when the Body is Fainting 327. 33 s' 
 
 hot 69 Falling of the Fundament 
 
 Peftilential 109 i9 8 
 
 of the Lungs 131. 1 69. F tilling ficfa fs 37. joi. 142, 
 
 . , . 2 74 * 33 2 i?8. 822 
 
 of the Reins 248 Fatnefs to caufe it 13. too. 
 
 Uterine 247. 273. 327 
 
 - f 2 ?f Itoei’x 7 . iy- 199- 300. 
 
 of the Ears 202 3a? . 322 
 
 'ution of Coral 25 1 5 r Peftilential 40. 242. 
 '■* 3 - 13. 2 7 » 30. 96. H 33* 
 
 33 f- 33 8 ^Malignant pi 
 
 Felons 177 
 
 H Fiftula 4 j, l9 s 
 
 Fits of the Mother 27. 45 
 
 t u Diacartbantum Flies to drive them anoiy ia 
 231 Flummery 
 
 call'd piacaflta 233 F/axex 195% 2i£. 309.332 
 
 genitive 234 Fluxes to flop thibi pi 
 
 Solutive of Citron 243 F/ttxwof the Courfes mmo- 
 
 of Safjafras p 9 derate lto 
 
 antiafiS' 8 Fluxes of the Belly r. xr. 1x4 
 
 r Pr opr let at is 3°6 -.J 
 
 r Salutis 332 Freckles 2l6 
 
 emfor the Eyes 88 French Fox 219. 270. 228 
 
 r r/W * l8 329-334 
 
 ^ Frenzy J14 
 
 fr.PYit.iPc /if" tlto l Ti/%4 »** * - 
 
 Expectoration to help it 
 “5 i of Caffia 
 \ °f hellebore 
 t»i 1 of Opium 
 Eye blear’d 
 Eye to Strengthen it 
 Eye, blood Jelled in it 
 
 47 G 
 
 22 3 
 
 133 Angredts 239 
 
 2 61 VJC QitrgdfffUr ■ 164. 
 314 Giadinefs of the Head 44, 
 2 4 142. 337 
 
 46 Gonorrhoea 226. 322. 339 
 1 2 j Gout 20. 3 <<:■ 2 30 
 
 Gravel 
 
1 N D £ X 
 
 Gfdvel 5 )€. ii2. 333. 335: 
 Gteen fcfinefs 17. 82. 
 
 Gripes of Children 158 
 Gums that are putrid 34 
 
 H 
 
 H Air to thicken it 192 
 Hair the filling of it 
 3°3 
 
 Hardnefs of the Breafl 158 
 Head acb 20. 337 
 
 Head acb inveterate 60 
 to cheat it 39. io6. 
 
 , 337 
 
 [the Palpitation of it 16. 
 
 , , . *4i*3'3f 
 
 the burning of it 9 
 Hemicrania 91 
 
 Hemtrhages 118. 16 1 
 *0/ Jry N*tt«re 3 5 . 132 
 mollifying 1 47 
 
 Attenuating 78 
 
 Aflringent 7.27.131 
 Difcufflng j&s 
 
 Cephalic ^ 130 
 
 Cordial 16. 24. 39 
 Coding 47 
 
 Hot 28 
 
 Cleanfing 
 Hepatic b 
 Spleneticfi 
 Thoracic /; 
 
 Uterine 
 Vulnerar) 
 
 diaphoretic^ 
 Lithontripticli 
 Alexiphartfiic £ 
 Vigelting 
 Stomachic ^ 
 
 ^ Anodyne 
 Hiccups 
 
 diuretic J 
 Refolving 
 Opening 
 Healing 
 Moijlcning 
 Nephritic^ 
 ! Vulmenicli 
 
 36 
 
 iff 
 
 1 z 
 
 30 
 2 10 
 
 Hiccups proceeding frrm a. cold 
 Caufe 74 
 
 Hiera picra 208 
 
 Hip gout . 1 
 
 Uoarjenefs 
 Htnef of Squids 
 Hyftericli P'ifeafes t6j. 
 Hyftericl^ Jits 
 
 in 
 
 jaundice 
 Jmpoftume 
 Infetfion t& 
 
 Inflammation 
 of the 
 
 and fveellings 
 morrhoids 
 
 of the Mouth 1 5 
 
 of t/;e Throat 127. 233. 
 0/ the Paps 1 14 
 
 . of t /;e Teflicles 238. 
 joints to ftrenglhen them 1 4. 
 
 1 7- r<*8. 
 7. no. 2 2, j 
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 i£8 
 
 Rings evil 9.70.92. ior„ 
 318 
 L 
 
 Labour rehen hard to eafe it 
 142 
 
 Leannefs to caufe it 89.237 
 Leprofie 
 
Leprcfie 41.101 
 
 lethargy < 5 1. 334 * 343 
 Liquidlaudanum 3 1 5 
 
 Loofenefs 167-167.313 
 
 Lozenges to be held in the 
 month in plague time 6 K 
 Lungs, to open the jioppages of ^ 
 r£p»z 7. 104 o 
 
 11 $ D E X. 
 
 f of the Liver 
 
 3. 32. in- 
 137. 191. 263 
 of l/;e lungs 98. 104.336 
 incident to women 10. 27. 
 S , 169.205' 
 
 j* <v 0 / kitties 30 
 
 ^ ^ of the courfes 335,338 
 
 of the Urine 49; 336 
 
 of the bowels 242. 
 
 M of the bladder 
 
 _of the womb 
 for Ob jlr notions of 
 liver 
 
 of marfimallews 
 'of populeon 
 gum elemi 
 
 16, 24 Opium t ah.en to excefs 
 158 Orange water 
 
 M Adnefs 128.101. 532 
 Majeftery of (oral zyi 
 Marmaht of quinces 19^ 
 Mafticaiory 331 
 
 Matthews pill 193 
 
 Melancholy 
 Memory to quicken 
 5 to inert a fe it 
 
 ■3e* J tn AifTnlup it v 
 
 338 
 
 3 ° 
 
 331 
 
 the 
 
 40 
 
 148 
 
 192 
 
 164 
 
 ~ 3*7 
 
 81. 140 Oxymel of f quills fiyiple 350 
 1 curdled. Oxymel of (wills compound 
 
 1 
 
 185 
 
 
 ibid. 
 
 *0 leffen it 
 
 268 
 
 "of Nutmeg y 
 
 3 1 r 
 
 l - riage to prevent 23. 
 
 of St. ffobns wort 
 
 128 
 
 
 236. 296 
 
 of camphir 
 
 328 
 
 Morphew 
 
 4 8 g 
 
 of capers 
 
 330 
 
 Mother fits 
 
 212 0 
 
 of cinnamon 
 
 339 
 
 Mouth fore 
 
 26 
 
 of cloves 
 
 145 
 
 
 of myr.b per diliquium 
 
 N • 
 
 ■ 
 
 _ 
 
 307 
 
 Aufequfnefs 86. 341 
 Nerves wounded 123 
 
 V : 
 
 
 Nerves to (irengthen them 
 
 
 
 Nipples fore 
 Neifes in the eats 
 
 o 
 
 o 
 
 BjlruHions 329 
 
 QbftruBmt to open them 
 
 I 94 - 1 1 * 
 
 P Ains to eafe them 142. 
 
 154. 191 
 
 Fains of the fides 
 ~ of the ftomach 
 in the head 
 venereal 
 I of the joints 
 of the bladder 
 
INDEX. 
 
 Palfie 6 o. 1 3 313 5T- 3 ° 9 ' Powder Thur aloes 209 
 
 3.32. 334 Preservative againfl the plague 
 Paps , bardnefs and Swelling of 19 ■> 8* 
 
 50 Pffltis anodyne 
 
 C cooling 301 
 
 them 
 Peripneumonia 
 Piles that are blind 
 Piles that are painful 
 ^ of bounds tongue 
 O of agaric fa 
 6 of Hi era with 
 
 ' of (l or ax 
 r aggregative 
 de aloe lota 
 de aloe r of at a 
 roc hi a minores 
 foetid# 
 de gutta 
 
 2X2 
 
 3 ° 
 
 9 
 
 123 
 
 1*8 
 
 agaric li 
 ■ 1 99 
 
 & 
 
 for children 
 ftrong 219. 
 for cboler 
 forflegm 
 
 for melancholy ? 
 for watry humors 5 
 91 - 
 
 104 Putrefaction to refift 
 
 ibid. 
 
 88 
 
 33 ^ 
 
 3 *y 
 
 53* 
 
 198 
 
 198 
 
 7 77 
 'i<r. 
 
 294 
 
 67 
 
 «< 
 
 Ck 4 
 
 imper tales 
 macri 
 maftichilx 
 de opoponax 
 rugii 
 ruffia 
 
 I hmacbicee 
 {de fuccino 
 Pimples on the face 
 Pin and web in 
 
 Plague 5.39.211.3 
 
 ? 
 
 Plague water * 
 j. i/cr the navi l 
 I ammoniacum 
 
 g pgum elemi 
 C of bermodactyles 
 
 ibid. 
 
 205 
 
 ibid. 
 
 gamanira 
 
 ibid. 
 
 ibid. 
 
 ibid. 
 
 ibid. 
 
 107 
 
 ibjd. 
 
 208 
 
 ibid. 
 22 
 
 eye s 
 
 187 
 S 3 1 - 
 335 
 109 
 
 T X 
 
 17 5 
 j 278 
 285 
 
 Qi 
 
 Uinfe 
 
 i«: 
 
 R 
 
 K 
 
 Icfets 
 
 Ruptures^ 
 
 89. 90 
 
 I. <2 
 
 the 
 
 Qf^Cabbp bend 
 
 81 
 
 331 
 
 236 
 
 Ilia 
 
 Scammony prepared 
 Scirrhus 
 
 Scirrhus of the Liver 
 Scurvy 3. 15. 29* 4 r * <>&. 75 
 112. 316 
 
 Pleurifie 66.70.192 Secundine to expel 17 
 
 Poifon 6f. 324. 332 Sight to quicken 85. 8 < 5 . 244. 
 
 Powder diafenna 333 309. 337 
 
 Powder Sneering 150 £/«» 
 
Sleep to procure 
 Sne^ing to provoke 
 S ores old 
 
 Species of the three 
 
 Species dialacca 
 Spirit of Uvcndtir 
 Spleen bard 
 Splinters 
 Stammering 
 Stinging of vcafps 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 M arfh mallows 
 Mug 
 M yrtl 
 Oranges 
 Peach 
 
 8 1 
 217 
 1 2 
 
 fanders 
 328 
 2 79 
 
 Pome 
 
 106 popp l 
 
 1 7 Quince 
 
 7 1 Rasberr 
 
 and bees dryed Ro(es 
 
 1 7 Rofes folutive 
 
 ^ ^to jirengthen 158. 196 . Rhubarb 
 
 | J 210 \Stachas 
 
 Z/bot 336 
 
 00 <-cold 119. 247. 329 
 Stnnp 12. 22. 29. 43. 45. 55 . 
 
 97 . 14 7 - 1 83- 337 
 to colour 24 ___ 
 
 ' cold of the paps 88 Teeth to prejerve 
 
 \ of the belly 94 Putrifaftion 
 
 \to difcufs 38 Teeth to fettle them when looje 
 
 yf j under the ears 238 1^7 
 
 ^"\of the feet -81. 142 Tetter 41.45 
 
 11 5 * 120 Thirft to extinguifb it 219. 
 0/ the fpleen 51.98. 1x4. 
 
 304 
 
 3 1 S 
 
 33 ® 
 
 Eeth to cleanfe 47. 58. 
 
 248 
 t/;m frwn 
 41 
 
 ■sc* 
 
 a 
 
 8 
 if 
 3°3 
 
 1 1 S' 
 
 Ammoniacum, 176 
 apples altering and purg- 
 ing 
 
 blacl{ berries 
 buckthorn berries 
 cinnanum 
 the juice of citrons 
 coral fimple 
 coral compound 
 hedge Mu ft ay d 
 Hyfjop ' * 
 
 ffujubs 
 pfuly flowers 
 Rermes 
 Liquorifh 
 
 2 99 
 13 1 
 27 9 
 240 
 203 
 207 
 
 Tincture for the Cholicfi 
 ^ Benjamin 
 H \ Cinnamon 
 *§ ) Rofes 
 ft Saffron 
 Tinciura Sacra 
 240 Tongue th 
 243 Tooth 
 _ 25 1 Troches of Ag 
 ibid. Troches of Alhandal 
 1 55 Troches of Myrrh 
 283 Tumors toAifcujs -r- ■ / - 
 295 Tumors of the . Hands and, Feet 
 139 that itch 170 
 
 2 96 
 
 1 43 Tumors 
 
INDEX. 
 
 Tumors of the uvula 2 3 y Ulcers of the privy parts 198 
 f Tumors cedematous 236 Ulcers to diUte them 2.66 
 
 \ Tumors, to ripen them 142, Ulcers painful in the Tiinda- 
 
 147 ment 280 
 
 Tumors fcrophulous 186,239 Vomits 13,111 
 
 Tumors fcirrhous 3 1 Vomiting to flop 1 3 a 
 
 V Urine involuntary 4,188 
 
 V Enomous creatures , to Urine, to provoke it y, 126, 
 drive arc ay ?y i<?y, i8o, 197 
 
 Venery , to provoke 12, 176 Urine, the heat of it 26, 53, 
 Vinegar of (quills 3yo 141, 147, iy4 
 
 Ulters 4 ®> 4 i) 33 ° Urine bloody 22, 28y 
 
 Ulcers putrid 2 4, 1 y y W 
 
 Ulcers malignant 40,144 ITT Arts 22,41,46 
 
 Ulcers of the Bowel* 177 \\ IVearinefs to remove 
 
 Ulcers of the Lungs 312,327 
 
 Ulcers corroding 92 Whites 9, 123, 174 
 
 Ulcers of the bladder 70, 22 6 Wind , bow to expel 44, 8/ 
 Ulcers of the paps 33 6 Wind in the jiomdch 17,211, 
 
 Crufiy (linking Ulcers of the 
 
 head 3 3 y Worms to fc'i/ 18, 42, 8 
 
 Ulcers of the matrix 124 1 6 r 31 
 
 Ulcers that are cancerous 133 Wounds 1, 30, y8> 1 ic,“j a8, 
 Ulcers pocky in the fundament 278, 324 
 
 208 Wounds, to heal them 35 
 
 FINIS. 
 
 ERRATA. 
 
 Page 4. line fa. read nigra baccifera. p. 20. 1 . so. r. [prigs. 
 p. 241 . 1 . 33. r. Citrons, p.249. 1 . 3 y- r. albaldd. p. 179. 1 . 
 iy. r.fpecies. 1. 29. r.cJeanfed. p. zSg- 1. xa.x. I do nothing . 
 p. i’94.d. ia.r. Rhodium. 1 . 23. x.labdanum, p. 314. 1 . 25. 
 r. Opium , fee white Voppiet. for avaporated , r. evaporated. 
 p. >248.1. » 7* t.Lovage. 
 
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